- Dismisses PDP, Adeleke’s petition for lacking in merit
From Laide Raheem, Abeokuta
The National Assembly Election Petition sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Thursday, affirmed the victory of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola as the duly elected Senator for Ogun West Senatorial District in the February 25 National Assembly elections.
Delivering its judgement in respect of the Senatorial election Petition marked EPT/OG/Sen/2023 and filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial Candidate, Dada Ganiu Adeleke, Justice Kabir Gabo-led three-man panel dismissed Adeleke’s petition for “lacking in merit”.
The panel also held that two witnesses called by the petitioner failed to give valid evidence to substantiate the allegations of the election not meeting Electoral Act and constitutional requirements as well as manual voting procedure.
According to the Panel, the prayer of the petitioner that the victory of Senator Adeola be declared null, void and of no consequence, could not stand or be granted due to its unmeritoriousness.