The eventual termination of legal struggles seeking to halt Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s reign in Lagos State at the Supreme Court on Friday has been described by a former 8th Assembly lawmaker Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu as an expected end for which no sane politician will lose sleep.
Olorunrinu who formerly represents Amuwo-Odofin Constituency I at the Lagos State House of Assembly, maintained that prior to the time of the ruling he believed that the various moves by Labour Party candidate Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) against the outcome of the March 18 governorship election in the state were mere exercise in futility.
The APC chieftain said: “Sanwo-Olu is the people’s governor; you cannot rule that one out. His affirmation at the Supreme Court today is very inevitable and not a surprise to us. We never lost any sleep at all.
“We have been talking about continuity in Lagos state, not about a set of people agitating for their personal ambitions.
“In Lagos state people know their onions and what they want. They have voted for Sanwo-Olu and he won by a wide margin.
“So, there was no basis to have even contested the outcome of the election at the court by any candidate.”
Adding that Sanwo-Olu had won the heart of many residents because of the laudable projects being carried out.
“His performance has been 100 per cent. I want to congratulate Sanwo-Olu for this well-deserved victory. Let us wish him the best and support him,” he said.
It will be recalled that the LP candidate has earlier urged the Supreme Court to hold that the March 18 election was marred by irregularities and non-compliance with the Electoral Act adding that the Lagos state deputy governor was not qualified to contest the election.
The PDP candidate also filed 34 grounds of appeal, asking the apex court to upturn the verdict of the Lagos State governorship election tribunal and the court of appeal.