Tribunal Reject Application to Serve Sanwo-Olu

The Lagos state governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, today rejected a request by the governorship candidates of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Chief Owolabi Salis, and his Labour Party counterpart, Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi, in a motion ex-parte requesting the court to subpoena the governor of Lagos state Mr.Babajide Sanwo-Olu to appear before the tribunal.

The tribunal in its ruling said that Sanwo-Olu who is the seating governor of Lagos can not be invited, subpoena or made to face any form of legal matter because of the constitusional provisions which grants him immunity.

The tribunal, however granted the petitioners request to subpoena the resident electoral commissioner for Lagos state, 20 local government electoral officers, the state returning officer, the commissioner of police and the Nigeria Army.

It will be recall that following the orders of the court of appeal, the Lagos State governorship Election Petition Tribunal yesterday resumed the hearing of two petitions filed by governorship candidates of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Chief Owolabi Salis, and his Labour Party counterpart, Ifagbemi Awamaridi.

The tribunal adjourns further proceedings to August 22,2019 for further hearing.