Politics
Supreme Court affirms Sanwo-Olu, Mohammed, Yusuf’s elections as govs of Lagos, Bauchi, Kano
Supreme Court affirms election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as Governor of Lagos State.
Justice Garba Lawal who read the lead judgment dismissed the appeal filed by Mr Rhodes-Vivour.
He held that the deputy governor was duly qualified to contest the election.
Similarly, Governor Bala Mohammed’s election in Bauchi as also been affirmed by Supreme Court.
The apex court affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal and dismissed the appeal by Sadique Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress for lacking in merit.
The appellate court had in November affirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed in the March 18 governorship election.
This followed earlier judgement by the tribunal upholding Mohammed’s victory.
In the Court of Appeal judgement, the panel of three justices were unanimous, awarding no cost as the court ruled that each party to the matter should bear their costs.
The presiding judge, Justice Chidi Nwaoma Uwa, read the judgment in the order of the appellant’s plea before the appeal court.
On plea number one, the appellant had pleaded that the election be nullified because the forms and booklets used in the election were not properly filled. The court ruled that the appellant failed to prove this allegation with the needed evidence.
In the same vein, the supreme court has also certified the election of Abba Yusuf as Kano state governor.
A five-member panel of the apex court held that the tribunal and the court of appeal erred by sacking Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), as governor of the state.
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