Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged his opponents to hitch him in growing Lagos State throughout the 2023 governorship election.
Sanwo-Olu urged the duo to hitch the progressive governance bandwagon, noting that he and his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, don’t profess a monopoly on concepts.
This comes hours after the Supreme Courtroom upheld Sanwo-Olu's election, which was earlier upheld by the Tribunal and Courtroom of Attraction within the state.
The Labor Occasion candidate within the elections, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, had alleged in his enchantment that Obafemi Hamzat, Sanwo-Olu's working mate qualifier, had renounced his citizenship as a Nigerian.
The court docket held that Sanwo-Olu's deputy is a Nigerian by start, including that renunciation of citizenship of a citizen by start should be registered by the Nigerian President, including that the appellant in that sense was not solely offered proof.
Nonetheless, the court docket dismissed the Labor Occasion candidate's enchantment for lack of benefit.
Additionally on his half, Abdulazeez Adediran, popularly referred to as Jandor, Peoples Democratic Occasion, alleged that the title Sanwo-Olu submitted to the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee was totally different from that in his WAEC certificates.
The Supreme Courtroom dismissed the enchantment however termed it “tutorial.”
Reacting to the judgment, Sanwo-Olu, in a press release he personally signed, stated the apex court docket judgment reaffirmed the place of Lagosians who solid their votes freely on March 18, 2023.
In keeping with him, the victory isn’t just for him and his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat; it’s for the rule of legislation, our democracy and all the individuals of Lagos State.
He stated: “As I stated in my acceptance speech after the election outcomes had been introduced, there was neither victor nor vanquished. Our strategy to governance since Could 29, 2019 is a transparent instance of inclusive governance, which we imagine in and stand for.
“I subsequently invite those that are nonetheless on the fence to indicate their love for our pricey state by becoming a member of the prepare of progressive governance. We don’t profess a monopoly on concepts.
“Right this moment’s court docket choice, like that of the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and the Lagos Courtroom of Attraction, has strengthened our confidence within the nation’s judicial system. We don't take it as a right.
I commend the judges for his or her considerate and detailed judgment. They defined the explanations that led them to their conclusions at present. We thank the Judges of the Supreme Courtroom in addition to the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and the Judges of the Courtroom of Attraction for his or her steadfast dedication to the precept of equity and justice.”
Nonetheless, he stated the victory would push him and his deputy to do extra in workplace.
He stated, “Mr. The Deputy and I really feel deeply privileged to have been chosen to serve at this auspicious time in our state's historical past. We thank all of the Lagos residents who assisted us on this journey.
“Let me reiterate that this judicial victory will spur our authorities to proceed on the trail of progress we began in 2019, which has resulted in lots of successes in lots of areas of life.
For us, our goal in governance is about service supply and making certain that we aren’t distracted from all the guarantees we’ve got made to our individuals. The judgment will now permit us to speed up our interventions to make sure we proceed to ship better democratic dividends to our residents, consistent with our THEMES+ growth agenda.”
