Jandor of Peoples Democratic Party heads to appeal court against Sanwo-Olu’s victory
The Governorship Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Abdulazeez Adediran, popularly called Jandor, has filed an appeal to challenge the judgement of the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal which upheld the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Penpushing reports that Adediran filed the appeal together with his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal, adding that his appeal with 34 grounds of appeal filed on 13 October, 2023, was an expression of his dissatisfaction with the verdict of the tribunal.
The appeal comes about 18 days after the tribunal delivered the judgement affirming Sanwo-Olu’s election on 25 September, 2023, and Adediran claimed that the judgement was characterised by miscarriage of justice, and prayed the Court of Appeal to set it aside.
Penpushing further reports that the opposition party governorship candidate argued that the tribunal erred in law and reached a wrong conclusion when it dismissed his petition challenging the qualification of Sanwo-Olu for the 18 March, 2023 Governorship election.
The Governorship Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) explained that his petition was premised on the provision of Section 177(c) and 182(1)(j) of the Nigerian Constitution, stressing that he reaffirmed his commitment to rule Lagos State
‘By this action, I reaffirm my commitment to give a breath of fresh air in governance in Lagos State by ensuring that the provisions of the constitution and the electoral laws as regards the election of a truly qualified governor, is upheld,” he said.
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