The three-man tribunal, sitting in Ikeja, dismissed Agbaje’s petition on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.

The three-man tribunal, sitting in Ikeja, dismissed Agbaje’s petition on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.

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Akinwunmi Ambode, Jimi Agbaje

The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Jimi Agbaje, against Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

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Akinwunmi Ambode, Jimi Agbaje

The three-man tribunal, sitting in Ikeja, dismissed Agbaje’s petition on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.

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Lagos PDP Governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje

 (PM News)

The PDP candidate’s case was thrown out after the tribunal, led by Justice Muhammad Sirajo, agreed with the preliminary objection raised by the plaintiff’s counsel, Wole Olanipekun that the petition was incompetent.

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Jimi Agbaje, Akinwunmi Ambode

Pulse had exclusively reported that Agbaje filed the petition against Ambode on Thursday, April 30, 2015.

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Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress (APC) beat Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to emerge Governor-elect of Lagos State.

(Premium Times)

Ambode, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defeated Agbaje in the elections which held on April 11
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