The Supreme Court has upheld the election victory of Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun.
The appellants, Ladi Adebutu and the Peoples Democratic Party, sought the intervention of the Supreme Court to mandate the Independent National Electoral Commission to organize new elections in the 99 polling units where elections were purportedly canceled.
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On November 24, 2023, the Lagos Division of the Appeal Court upheld Dapo Abiodun’s re-election in a split decision. Justice Joseph Ikyegh, delivering the majority judgment, dismissed the appeal filed by the PDP and its gubernatorial candidate.
Justice Tijani Abubakar, in the lead judgment, also dismissed the appeal.