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Labour Party And Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour Dismissed From Lagos Election Case
Labour Party And Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour Dismissed From Lagos Election Case....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal has taken a significant step in the case involving Olajide Adediran, commonly known as Jandor, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his opposition to the 2023 gubernatorial election results. The tribunal has ruled against the Labour Party and its candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, in favor of Jandor’s petition challenging the reelection of Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat as Lagos State’s governor and deputy governor, respectively.
Justice Arum Ashom, the tribunal’s chairman, made the announcement during Monday’s proceedings after all lawyers and parties in the case had presented themselves. The tribunal decided to deliver its judgment on the PDP’s case before addressing the Labour Party’s candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour’s petition. The tribunal panel includes Justice Mikail Abdullahi and Justice Igho Braimoh.
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Justice Abdullahi, in his judgment, initially focused on the preliminary objections raised by the parties involved. One of the key objections was whether Lagos State’s Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, should be considered a separate and distinct candidate from Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor. The tribunal addressed this issue, referring to previous cases, and concluded that a deputy governor and governor are not separate candidates and are not required to pay separate security deposits.
Jandor had included the Labour Party’s candidate, Rhodes-Vivour, as a respondent in his petition. The tribunal agreed with the objections raised, stating that a petition is meant to be filed between the winner and the loser of an election, not between two individuals who both lost. As a result, the tribunal upheld the preliminary objection, striking out Rhodes-Vivour’s name from Jandor’s petition and removing all evidence and exhibits related to him from the records.
Similarly, the tribunal ruled that the Labour Party, the 6th respondent, should not have been made a respondent in Jandor and the PDP’s petition, leading to the removal of the party’s name and all related evidence and exhibits from the tribunal’s records.
However, the tribunal did not agree with the objections raised by the APC and its candidate, arguing that the misjoinder of the Labour Party and its candidate was a ground for striking out the petition. The tribunal clarified that while the 5th respondent’s name had been struck out, the misjoinder issue did not warrant striking out the entire petition; instead, the appropriate action was to remove the parties’ names.
The judgment is still ongoing at the time of this report.
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to partnering with investors to drive development and generate employment opportunities across the state.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The governor made the statement at the Government House in Umuahia during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of the Aba Commercial Smart City, a project expected to create about 125,000 jobs.
Represented by his Chief of Staff, Caleb Ajagba, Otti said the project would transform Aba and the wider Abia State into a major industrial hub, fostering sustainable economic growth and large-scale job creation upon completion.
He emphasized that his administration prioritises the creation of quality employment over handouts, noting that meaningful jobs remain the most effective way to empower youths and citizens.
The governor also called for sustained public-private sector collaboration in the state’s development, citing the recent achievement of 90 days of uninterrupted power supply in Aba as a product of effective partnership between the government and private investors.
Speaking on the project, the Manager of Technical Services for Aba Commercial Smart City, Mr. David Okoro, disclosed that the development would occupy 140 hectares of land in Osisioma and generate 25,000 direct jobs and 100,000 indirect jobs for residents of Abia State.
Ten inmates of the Old Abeokuta Custodial Centre in Ibara, Ogun State, have secured free admission into Yewa Central College of Education to study various academic programmes.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The beneficiaries, made up of seven males and three females, were admitted into courses including English Language/Social Studies, Economics/Social Studies, Political Science/Social Studies, Business Education, Physical and Health Education, Economics/Political Science, and Economics/Computer Science.
Speaking at a matriculation ceremony held within the correctional facility on Friday, the Provost of the College, Dr. Mary Bamgbose, formally welcomed the inmates into the 2025/2026 academic session and urged them to maintain good conduct.
She described the inmates as reformed and expressed confidence that they could become positive representatives of the institution after regaining their freedom.
“Today, 10 inmates who have been corrected and reformed are being matriculated into Yewa Central College of Education. As you begin this journey on February 6, 2026, I urge you to conduct yourselves properly,” Bamgbose said.
“As God is showing you mercy through this opportunity, I believe you can one day serve as good ambassadors of our college outside this system,” she added.
Speaking on behalf of the new students, Peter Adike expressed gratitude and pledged that, despite their incarceration, they are determined to make the opportunity count.
However, he noted that they still face challenges accessing essential learning resources such as teachers, textbooks, and classroom furniture.
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reflected on the lasting legacy of former Nigerian Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, describing his leadership as a moral benchmark for public service, fifty years after his death.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
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