The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Sanwo-Olu’s victory had earlier been upheld by the state elections petition tribunal and the Appeal Court.
The kernel of the case of the Labour Party candidate in the election, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, is on the qualification of Sanwo-Olu’s running mate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat.
He claimed that the deputy governor had renounced his citizenship as a Nigerian.
The court held that Sanwo-Olu’s deputy is a Nigerian by birth
The apex court added that renouncation of citizenship of a citizens by birth must be registered by the Nigerian president, adding that the appellant did not provide an evidence to that effect.
The court therefore dismissed Rhodes-Vivour’s case for lacking in merit.
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in that election, Dr. Abdulazeez Adediran (popularly known as Jandor) contended that the name Sanwo-Olu submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission was different from that contained in his West African School Certificate.
