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The Appeal Court has sacked Labour Party, LP\u2019s Olukayode Doherty and declared the All Progressives Congress, APC\u2019s Rauf Age-Suleiman as the winner of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Amuwo-Odofin II Constituency election.<\/p>\n
The court upheld an earlier ruling by the Election Petition Tribunal.<\/p>\n
The tribunal had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to present Sulaiman with the certificate of return as the winner of the election.<\/p>\n
The court held that the Electoral Act 2022 does not allow a candidate to be declared winner if the candidate did not fully participate in the election process.<\/p>\n
Lagos: Appeal Court sacks LP\u2019s Doherty, declares APC\u2019s Age-Suleiman winner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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