Mr Rhodes-Vivour and Mr Adediran are challenging the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy Obafemi Hamzat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 18 March governorship elections in Lagos State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal is set to deliver judgement on Monday in the petitions filed by the governorship candidates of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and the Peoples Democratic Party , Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor.
In the petition marked EPT/LAG/GOV/01/2023 dated 7 April, the petitioners said the APC did not comply with the INEC timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general election which stipulated that all political parties must give 21 days’ notice to INEC before the conduct of their primaries. “This development sparked a curiosity, with Adediran and PDP applying for the CTC of Sanwo-Olu 2019 from CF001,” the petition reads.
He said Mr Rhodes-Vivour was still a member of the PDP as of 18 June 2022 when he claimed under oath to have registered as a member of the LP.The petitioner approached the court on 9 April challenging the election outcome based on alleged non-qualification and claims of corrupt practices or non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022.
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