Court dismisses Aeroland’s suit, Yayi stays on as Senator

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An election tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has dismissed the suit filed Segun Adewale popularly known as Aeroland against Senator Solomon Olamilekan popularly known as Yayi.

The Ikeja Magistrates’ Court venue of the Lagos National Assembly Election Tribunal where the judgment in the petition challenging Adeola’s election was delivered.

Adewale is challenging the declaration of Adeola by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as winner of the April 28 Lagos-West Senatorial election.

He had in his petition prayed the tribunal to nullify the declaration of Senator Adeola as winner of the election.

After hearing arguments from all parties in the petition, the three-man tribunal headed by Justice Sylvanus Oriji, dismissed the suit by Adewale.