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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun.
The appellants, Ladi Adebutu and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had prayed the apex court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fresh elections in the 99 polling units where elections were allegedly cancelled.
The Lagos Division of the Appeal Court, had in a split decision on November 24, 2023, affirmed Abiodun’s re-election.
The majority judgement delivered by Justice Joseph Ikyegh dismissed the appeal filed by the PDP and its governorship candidate.
Reading the Supreme Court judgement on Friday, Justice Tijani Abubakar dismissed the appeal for lacking in merit and subsequently affirmed Abiodun as the duly elected governor of Ogun State.