An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State has upheld the election of Governor Alex Otti in the March 18 governorship poll in the state, stating that the exercise conformed with the provisions of the Electoral Act.
It dismissed the appeals brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC), and their governorship candidates against Otti’s victory, saying the petitions lacked merit.
According to the appellate court, issues of political party membership, as put forward by the appellants, is a pre-election matter, which falls within the jurisdiction of the political party.
The court also held that the PDP and its candidate failed to demonstrate or link their documentary evidence on issues of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System
