The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, said he had completed the process of filing his appeal at the Supreme Court over the March 18 election.
Adebutu had earlier challenged the election of Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress, citing alleged over-voting, gross misconduct, disenfranchisement by violence and non-compliance with the electoral act.
The Ogun State Election Petition Tribunal, in September, dismissed the petition, saying it lacked merit.
Similarly, the Court of Appealing sitting in Lagos, in a split judgment, dismissed Adebutu’s appeal in November while affirming Abiodun as the duly elected governor of the state.
In a statement by his media aide, Afolabi Orekoya, on Monday, Adebutu disclosed that he had filed his appeal at the apex court, expressing optimism that justice would be served.
The PDP candidate, who just returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom, said he was back home to celebrate Christmas with his people.
In his Christmas message, Adebutu maintained that the life of Jesus Christ teaches love, compassion and sacrifice, which he said led to the redemption of mankind.
“At the end of it all, Jesus Christ overcame and had victory over all, even death; therefore, in this journey of redeeming the stolen mandate, we shall have victory at the end and bring relief to the good people of Ogun State, he said.
Adebutu urged the people to “remember to pray for the redemption of our dear state, Ogun State.”
