Lagos 2027: Court strikes out Oyefusi’s suit against Rhodes-Vivour, ADC

The Federal High Court successful Lagos has struck retired a suit instituted by Princess Abiodun Oyefusi challenging the result of the African Democratic Congress, NDC, governorship superior successful Lagos State.

The improvement was disclosed by the ADC governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, successful a station connected X connected Friday night.

The court, according to Rhodes-Vivour, relied connected the presumption of the Supreme Court concerning disputes arising from the interior affairs of governmental parties and held that the issues raised successful the suit fell wrong the interior domain of the ADC.

The lawsuit was subsequently struck out.

The suit stemmed from a quality implicit the ADC’s Lagos governorship primary, which produced Rhodes-Vivour arsenic the party’s candidate. Oyefusi had challenged the outcome, alleging that votes recorded successful her favour were improperly transferred during the collation process.

Following the disputed primary, Oyefusi’s ineligible representatives approached the tribunal to question redress implicit the alleged irregularities.

The improvement comes...