S’Court reserves judgment on PDP, Adebutu’s appeals to unseat Abiodun as Ogun Gov

The Supreme Court has reserved judgement on the appeal by Ladi Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate in the March 18, 2023, governorship election in Ogun State.

The Justice John Okoro led five-man panel declined to hear the cross-appeals filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The panel insisted that it sticks to the outcome of the main appeal Adebutu filed to nullify the victory of Dapo Abiodun as the State Governor.

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On March 19, 2023, the INEC Returning Officer in the state, Kayode Adebowale, declared Abiodun the winner of the election, having scored 276,298 votes in the keenly contested election, in 20 Local Government Areas of the state.

Adebutu of the PDP had polled 262,383 votes to come second, therefore trailing the winner with 13,915 votes difference.

However Biyi Otegbeye of the ADC polled 94,754 votes to come a distant third.

Abiodun won in 12 LGAs, while Adebutu won in eight LGAs.

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