A tribunal sitting in Lagos has sacked the Labour Party House of Assembly candidate for Amuwo-Odofin Constituency II.
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lagos has declared Rauf Olawale Sulaiman of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the State House of Assembly, Amuwo-Odofin II Constituency election held on March 18, 2023.
The court held that the Labour Party candidate , Olukayode Doherty, that was issued certificate by the INEC did not appear on the ballot, noting that Tunde Fashina, who appeared on the ballot and got the majority of votes, was not qualified to contest. While delivering judgement, the three-man panel, headed by Justice Ashu Ewah, held that Doherty did not appear on the ballot and that the LP candidate, Fashina, who appeared on the ballot and got the majority votes was not qualified to contest.
The tribunal held that the petitioners filed to disqualify Fashina for not presenting the minimum academic qualification to contest the office, and also that his candidacy was not sponsored by the LP, and he did not win the number of majority votes in the polls held on March 18, 2023. However, the tribunal struck out the APC and Sulaiman’s ground of petition that the LP and its supported candidate, Doherty did not win the highest number of votes, for not sufficiently proving the claim.
The petitioner also argued that INEC gave the certificate of return to another LP member, Doherty, who did not participate in the election.
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