The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged his opponents during the 2023 governorship election to join him to develop Lagos State.
Sanwo-Olu urged the duo to join the progressive governance train, noting that he and his deputy, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, do not profess a monopoly of ideas.
This is coming hours after the Supreme Court affirmed the election of Sanwo-Olu which was earlier upheld by the tribunal and Appeal Court in the state.
The Labour Party candidate in the election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, had in his appeal claimed that Sanwo-Olu’s running mate qualification, Obafemi Hamzat, had renounced his citizenship as a Nigerian.
e court held that Sanwo-Olu’s deputy is a Nigerian by birth, adding that renunciation of citizenship of a citizen by birth must be registered by the Nigerian president, adding that the appellant did not provide any evidence to that effect.
The court, however, dismissed the appeal by the Labour Party candidate for lacking in merit.
Also, Abdulazeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, who is the Peoples Democratic Party, on his part, contended that the name Sanwo-Olu submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission was different from that contained in his WAEC certificate.
The apex court while dismissing appeal described it as “academic”.
Reacting to the judgement, Sanwo-Olu, in a statement he signed, said the apex court verdict revalidated the position of Lagosians who freely cast their ballots on March 18, 2023.
