Court of Appeal Gives Verdict on Senatorial Election in Lagos
- The victory of Senator Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni has been affirmed by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja
- The three-member panel of justices dismissed the appeal filed by the PDP candidate, Francis Gomez, for lacking merit
- The court ruled that Eshinlokun-Sanni legitimately won the February 25 Lagos Central Senatorial District election
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FCT, Abuja - The Court of Appeal has affirmed the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni, representing Lagos Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly.
As reported by The Punch, the three-member panel of justices gave the judgement after dismissing the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Francis Gomez, on Saturday, September 9, in Abuja.
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Gomez's lawyer, Joseph Daudu (SAN), argued that Eshinlokun did not secure the majority of lawful votes cast in the February 25 election.
The PDP candidate alleged that the election was characterised by irregularities and corrupt practices.
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He urged the court to declare him the authentic winner of the Lagos Central Senatorial District election.
According to Vanguard, the court, however, dismissed the appeal, stating that it lacked merit.
APC senators sacked within 100 days in office
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the ruling APC won the majority of the seats in the Senate in the February 25 National Assembly election.
Being the party with the highest number of senators in the red chamber, the APC took over the principal officers' positions in the Senate.
However, it appears the party is at risk of losing its status as the majority party in the National Assembly, particularly the Senate. This is as some senators elected on the platform of the party were recently sacked by the senatorial election petition tribunal.
Tribunal sacks, fines APC senator
The National and State House of Assembly Election Petition court in Kogi state sacked Sadiku-Ohere of the APC and declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the PDP as the winner of the February 25 Kogi Central Senatorial election.
The chairman of the tribunal, Justice K.A. Orjiakoin, in his ruling on Wednesday, September 6, said Akpoti-Uduaghan garnered 54,064 votes while Sadiku-Ohere scored 51,291 votes.
The court then fined Sadiku-Ohere to pay N500,000 to Akpoti-Uduaghan for the cost of the petition.
Tribunal gives final verdict on Tinubu’s election
The Presidential Election Petitions Court on Wednesday, September 6, affirmed the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In the court's final judgement, Tinubu has been returned as the actual winner of the Saturday, February 25 presidential election victory.
Source: Legit.ng
