Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to commence Hearing on May 26
The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will begin hearing Jimi Agbaje’s petition on Tuesday, May 26.
A three-man tribunal presided over by Muhammad Sirajo set the date to hear the Peoples Democratic Party’s gubernatorial candidate’s case, having sent hearing notices to all parties involved in the dispute.
Agbaje had petitioned the tribunal challenging the declaration of Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the April 11 gubernatorial election, alleging irregularities during the election.
Naming Ambode, INEC, APC and the INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner for Lagos State as respondents in the suit, the tribunal granted Agbaje permission to inspect all polling documents and devices used in the conduct of the election.
The tribunal, however, rejected Agbaje’s request to inspect the polling documents and devices used during the March 28 Presidential Election in Lagos State and also polling documents and card reader machines used for the gubernatorial election.
