BREAKING: Supreme Court Upholds Lagos Gov. Sanwo Olu's Election Victory
Faith Ukanwa
Jan 12, 2024
BREAKING: Supreme Court Upholds Lagos Gov. Sanwo Olu's Election Victory
The Supreme Court has on Friday, upheld the election of the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
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An eight man member panel of the Supreme court dismissed the petition filed by the Labour Party candidate in the election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, for lacking merit.
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Vivour had claimed that Sanwo-Olu's running mate, Obafemi Hamzat, was not qualified to contest the election as he had renounced his Nigerian citizenship.
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However, the court held that the petitioner failed to provide credible evidence showing that Hamzat renounced his citizenship, noting that he is a Nigerian by birth.
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The court added renunciation of citizenship of a citizens by birth must be registered by the Nigerian president, adding that the appellant did not provide an evidence to that effect.
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