The Supreme Courtroom will on Friday hear the enchantment filed by the Peoples Democratic Occasion and its candidate within the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, in opposition to Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress as winner of the election. governorship election.
The Courtroom of Enchantment had in November 2023 upheld the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee's declaration of Abiodun because the winner of the elections.
The five-member panel led by Justice John Okoro had final Thursday reserved judgment within the case after taking directions from the events
The APC State Publicity Secretary, Tunde Oladunjoye, confirmed the event to our correspondent on Friday.
Not too long ago, the PDP Publicity Secretary, Dr. Sunday Solarin, spoke on what’s fueling the occasion's hopes of returning to energy within the state after over a dozen years: “Our robust optimism of victory within the 18 governorship election March 2023 will not be a mere want however a tenacious perception in exhausting work, acceptability and sincerity of goal.
“We confirmed the court docket some clear election paperwork, duly licensed by INEC, which weren’t in accordance with the regulation and election pointers, which constituted a blatant disregard of normal.
“We additionally confirmed the court docket ballots printed with pretend ink and everlasting marker. What audacity?”
The ruling occasion, which responded by means of its publicity secretary, Oladunjoye, mocked the opposition occasion and urged the occasion to cease residing in a idiot's paradise.
Oladunjoye mentioned it was unlucky that Adebutu and members of the PDP have refused to simply accept the fact of their rejection on the election by residents of the state in addition to their colossal failure earlier than the Electoral Tribunal and the Courtroom of Enchantment in Lagos.
“Election petitions are prosecuted in court docket and never within the media. The PDP and its serial governorship hopeful misplaced the election when the Ogun individuals refused to gamble with the way forward for our state. They misplaced on the tribunal when the judges unanimously confirmed the election of Prince Dapo Abiodun,” he mentioned.
Adebutu had in April 2023 generally requested the Ogun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal to quash Abiodun's victory as declared by INEC after the March 18 governorship election for non-compliance with the Electoral Act, 2022, as amended, involvement in corrupt practices and being ineligible to have contested the 2023 gubernatorial election within the state.
