It would be recalled that Justice Dongban-Mensem as part of efforts to eradicate political interference in the courts, transferred all election petition cases pending before the court in the 36 states to Abuja and Lagos.
The Lagos State candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 governorship election Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor has asked the President of the Court of Appeal Justice Monica Dongbam-Mensem to transfer the hearing of his appeal to Abuja.In a letter dated October 23, 2023, and addressed to Justice Dongbam-Mensem, Jandor says this transfer will ensure fairness and objectivity devoid of potential meddling.
Appeals from the southern part of the country are being heard by special panels made up of justices across the country sitting in Lagos while appeals from the northern part of the country are being heard by special panels sitting in Abuja.On October 13, Jandor filed a 34 grounds notice of appeal challenging the September 25th judgment of the State Election Petition Tribunal.
Jandor also wants the Court of Appeal to hold that all the votes recorded for both candidates and the APC in the said election were wasted votes owing to their non-qualification to participate in the election. And that having scored the third highest number of votes in the Election and having satisfied the provisions of the Electoral Ac,t 2022, he is the validly qualified candidate to be returned as the winner of the said election.
That the Certificate of Return issued to Sanwo-Olu is null, void, and of no effect and that it may be determined and declared that INEC shall forthwith issue the Appellant, DR. AZEEZ OLAJIDE ADEDIRAN, with a Certificate of Return as the duly elected governor of Lagos State.
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