- A Lagos tribunal, which sat for about 10 hours, and led by lead Judge, Justice Arum Ashom, dismissed two petitions filed against Governor ‘Jide Sanwo-Olu’s victory in the March 18, 2023 election
- The petitions were filed by the Sanwo-Olu’s main challengers – Olajide Adediran of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP)
- Reacting to the tribunal’s verdict and sundry issues, Lagos state governorship candidate of the Action Alliance, Tope Balogun, spoke to Legit.ng
Epe, Lagos state – Tope Balogun, the governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in the 2023 election in Lagos state has said the declaration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner at the tribunal is “something that is anticipated by many that had followed the process all through”.
Legit.ng recalls that Balogun was the first to send a congratulatory message to Sanwo-Olu during the last general election after early reports gave an indication of the governor’s victory over all his contenders.
