BREAKING: APPEAL COURT THROWS OUT RHODES-VIVOUR’S APPEAL, AFFIRMS SANWO-OLU’S VICTORY
By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, on Wednesday dismissed the appeal of Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour over the electoral victory of Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The panel affirmed the judgement of the tribunal that upheld the victory of Sanwo-Olu as the elected governor of Lagos, in the March 11 election.
In a unanimous decision delivered on Wednesday, the three-member panel led by Yargata Nimpar dismissed the grounds on appeal raised by Rhodes-Vivour, which was primarily based on the alleged renunciation of Nigerian citizenship by the deputy governor.
The justices held that material evidence needed to prove their claims weren’t provided, as the appellant bore the burden of proof which he failed to discharge to the respondents.
According to them, under section 28 of the Nigerian Constitution, a citizen of Nigeria by naturalization doesn’t lose his citizenship even when he assumes the citizenship of another country.
“No breach of the right to fair hearing by the lower court has been established by the appellant as claimed.”
“This appeal has hit the rock and it falls flat on its face due to the paucity of evidence.”
“The judgment of the tribunal is hereby affirmed, the return and declaration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi hamzat are also hereby affirmed. All parties are to bear their costs.” he concluded.
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