declared the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Mr. Babajide
Obanikoro, as the validly elected chairman of the Ikoyi/Obalende Local
Council Development Area of the state.
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission had declared the
candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Mr. Adewale Adeniji, as
the winner of the election conducted on October 22, 2011. However, the
five-man tribunal, presided over by retired Justice Dolapo Akinsanya,
while delivering judgment on the petition filed by Obanikoro
challenging Adeniji's victory on Thursday, held that the PDP polled
the highest number of valid votes in the election.
We order LASIEC to issue a Certificate of Return to the petitioners
with immediate effect having won the disputed election." The tribunal
also awarded N100,000 as cost against the respondents in favour of the
petitioners.