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Group cautions Lagos govt against conducting election in 37 LCDAs The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) suit seeking to disqualify Senator Adetokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from continuing to represent Lagos East Senatorial District. A three-man panel of the court affirmed the March 1, 2021 decision of Justice Chukwuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, dismissing Babatunde Gbadamosi and the PDP’s suit for lacking merit. Gbadamosi and the PDP had challenged Abiru’s eligibility to contest the election. They sought disqualification of Abiru on the ground of double voter registration, residency, indigeneship and violation of Section 31 of the Electoral Act.

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