The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the Special Offences Court premises in Ikeja, has granted the motion ex-parte brought before it by the Labour Party Gubernatorial Candidate, Gbadegbo Patrick Rhodes-Vivour, for a substituted service on the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-olu.
Rhodes-Vivour, had challenged the outcome of the March 18, governorship election in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared Sanwo-Olu as the winner.
At the sitting of the tribunal yesterday, Rhodes-Vivour, and the Labour Party, through their counsel, Mr. Olagbade Benson, pointed out that Sanwo-olu has been evading service of the petition by bailiff.
According to Benson, Governor Sanwo-olu refused to collect the document from the bailiff when the court official got to his office to serve him.
The plaintiff in the petition marked, EPT/LAG/GOV/04/2023, is praying the court to grant the Petitioner/Applicant leave to serve the Petition and other processes in this suit on the Governor and his deputy through substituted means by posting same via DHL Courier Services or any other recognized courier service company to the Respondent’s official residence at Lagos House, Marina, Lagos.
