Ogun Guber: Supreme Court reserves judgment as PDP seeks fresh election in 99 polling units

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in the Ogun State governorship election legal battle between Governor Dapo Abiodun and his challenger, Oladipupo Adebutu.

While the governor is of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adebutu contested the March 18, 2023 election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Justice John Inyang Okoro, who led a five-man panel of the Supreme Court, after taking arguments from counsel in the appeal announced that a date for judgment would be communicated to parties in the matter.

In the main appeal, the appellants, Adebutu and PDP prayed the apex court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fresh elections in the 99 polling units where elections were allegedly cancelled.

The two appellants through their lead counsel, Chief Chris Uche SAN argued that the issue of election cancellation in the 99 polling units was never denied by the electoral body.

The senior lawyer maintained that Governor Abiodun and APC were prematurely, wrongfully and unlawfully declared winners of the March 18 poll when fresh election had not been conducted in the 99 polling units.