2023: Court upholds outgoing Lagos Senator, Solomon Adeola’s victory as Ogun APC senatorial candidate

The Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta has struck out a suit challenging the candidacy of Senator Solomon Adeola as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ogun West Senatorial District.

A former Secretary to Yewa North Local Government and former Secretary of Ogun NUJ, Mr Johnson Akinsanya Akindele and two others, had instituted a case againt Senator Adeola and three others.

The matter with suit number, FHC/AB/CS/132/2022 came up for ruling before, Hon Justice Joyce Obehi Abdulmalik .

The Lordship dismissed the suit on the basis that the plaintiffs lack locus standi to institute the case adding that the case as a pre-election matter was statute barred as it was filed outside the 14 days prescribed by the constitution for filing pre-election matter.

The Judge in dismissing the case awarded a cost of N4million each in favour of two defendants, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and All Progressives Congress, APC against the plaintiffs.

It will be recalled that Senator Adeola defeated the incumbent senator of the district, Senator Tolu Odebiyi with a total vote of 294 against 0 in the contested primary for the seat.

According to reports, the defeated senator and his backers are behind the plaintiffs in litigation as he recently granted an interview insinuating that the judiciary will upturn the victory of Senator Adeola.