The Supreme Court has deferred its decision on the appeal lodged by Oladipupo Adebutu, who contests the majority verdict of the Court of Appeal affirming Dapo Abiodun’s gubernatorial election victory in Ogun state. Following arguments and the submission of documents by the concerned parties, a five-member panel led by Justice John Okoro adjourned for the issuance of the judgement.
Adebutu seeks the court’s intervention to overturn the election outcome, citing the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) initial cancellation of polls in 99 units. INEC had subsequently directed fresh elections in those units but later declared Abiodun as the winner of the March 2023 election, ignoring the vote margin. Abiodun secured victory with a 13,000-vote lead, while the votes from the nullified units amounted to 44,000.
