The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party which sought to disqualify Senator Adetokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from continuing to represent the Lagos East Senatorial District.
Abiru won the last December 5 senatorial bye-election by a polling 89,204 votes against Gbadamosi’s 11,257 votes.In view of the outcome if the election, Gbadamosi and the PDP challenged Abiru’s eligibility to contest the election, raising, among others, allegations of double voter registration, residency and indigeneship.
After losing at the lower and appellate courts, the appellants headed to the Supreme Court to seek redress.
But,the apex court upheld the arguments of Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) for Mr Abiru and Abiodun Owonikoko (SAN) for the APC that the appeal lacked merit.
Justice Adamu Jauro wrote the lead judgement, while the four other justices concurred.
The court also awarded the cost of N1million against the appellants – the PDP and its candidate Babatunde Gbadamosi – in favour of each of the respondents.
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