Tribunal Judgement: Jandor Files 34 Grounds of Appeal Against Sanwo-Olu’s Victory
- AbdulAzeez Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor has filed an appeal to challenge Governor Sanwo-Olu
- The PDP governorship candidate for the 2023 gubernatorial election in Lagos State filed 34 grounds of appeal
- The new court case is meant to challenge the Lagos state tribunal's verdict that dismissed Jandor's petition and upheld Sanwo-Olu's reelection victory
The Lagos State Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, AbdulAzeez Olajide Adediran best known as Jandor, has filed his notice of appeal challenging Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's victory.
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Jandor files 34 grounds of appeal against Lagos gov
The 38-page document dated October 13, was filed by his team of lawyers led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Clement Onwuenwunor.
In the 34 grounds of appeal, Jandor is seeking a reversal of the Monday, September 25 judgment of the state election petition tribunal, Channels TV reported.
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Respondents in Jandor's appeal
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, the All Progressive Congress (APC), the Labour Party and its governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour were all listed as respondents in the notice of appeal.
The Punch reported that in the grounds of appeal, Jandor argued that the issue of disqualification of the winner of an election is both a pre and post-election dispute.
He also contended that it was highly erroneous of the tribunal to treat it as merely a pre-election issue”.
Rhodes-Vivour files 21 grounds of appeal, challenges Sanwo-Olu's victory
Legit.ng earlier reported that Gbadebo-Rhodes Vivour (GRV) also has filed an appeal against Sanwo-Olu's victory at the tribunal.
Rhodes Vivour filed a notice of Appeal before the Court of Appeal, Lagos challenging the decision of the tribunal which upheld the return of Sanwo-Olu.
Tribunal gives verdict on Sanwo-Olu's fate over Jandor, Rhodes-Vivour’s petitions
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Lagos tribunal upheld the return of Governor Sanwo-Olu as the duly elected Governor of the state.
In a judgment read by Justice Mikail Abdullahi on behalf of the three-man panel, the court dismissed the petition of the PDP and its governorship candidate, Jandor, for lacking merit.
Tribunal dismisses APC’s objection against Jandor, PDP
Meanwhile, the Lagos tribunal earlier dismissed the preliminary objection of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which asked it to set aside the petition of the PDP.
The preliminary objection was dismissed on Monday, September 25.
Source: Legit.ng
