Lagos State Tribunal strikes out petition challenging Ambode's Victory

An Election Petition Tribunal in Lagos on Wednesday struck out a petition challenging the victory of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode in the governorship election of April 11.

The chairman of the three-man Petition Tribunal, Justice Muhammad Sirajo, ruled on the case after Mr Ambode’s lawyer Mr Wole Olanipekun, requested that the tribunal should strike out the petition for being incompetent.

However, Mr Agbaje’s lawyer, Clement Onwuegbuna, had argued otherwise but his argument did not stand, as the Tribunal upheld the victory of Mr Ambode, bringing an end to the Tribunal sitting that had started in May.

Mr Agbaje had alleged irregularities during the election which, according to his petition, breached the provisions of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s approved guidelines for the polls.

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