The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on
Wednesday affirmed the verdict of the Lagos
State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal
which upheld the declaration of Akinwunmi
Ambode as the winner of the April 11, 2015
governorship election in Lagos State.
The appellate court aligned with the July 1, 2015
decision of the Justice Muhammad Sijaro-led
tribunal which declared as incompetent and
therefore struck out the petition by the second
runner-up in the said election, Jimi Agbaje,
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The five-man appeal panel, after dismissing
Agbaje’s appeal on the grounds of incompetence,
ordered him to compensate each of the
respondents in the sum of N50,000 each.
Ambode had been returned winner of the April
11, 2015 poll by the Independent National Electoral
Commission having polled 811,994 votes ahead
of Agbaje who polled 659,788 votes.
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