The Baale of Mamu, Ijemo land situate at Oke Mosan in Abeokuta,Chief Fredrick Ayotokunbo Fadipe, FIIP on Friday has described the judgement of the Supreme Court panel that affirmed Governor Dapo Abiodun’s victory as a “call for unity and progress” that should be seen as a call for all hands to be on deck towards the prosperity and infrastructural development of the state and its citizenry.

According to him, “the judgement had finally settled the legal battle over the 2023 governorship election, saying lovers of democracy must commend the efforts of the judiciary in deepening the country’s democracy through its judgments”.

“While congratulating the Governor on his victory at Supreme Court Chief Fadipe appeals to his Excellency to bring everyone onboard irrespective of their political beliefs and parties as one united family as we all know that in any race there must surely be a winner and the losers but the spirit of sportsmanship is of immense importance for peace,growth and success to be witnessed in the state.

I am also extending my congratulatory messages to all APC and PDP Families in politics and wished the governor a successful governance of Ogun State.” He added

The appeal jointly brought before the apex court by the PDP and Oladipupo was thrown out on the main ground of being unmeritorious.

Justice Tijani Abubakar dismissed the petition in the lead judgment he delivered.


Justice Abubakar rejected the prayer by Adebutu and PDP for an order to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct fresh elections in the 99 polling units where elections were allegedly cancelled.

The court disagreed with the allegations of election cancellation in the 99 polling units and the claim that INEC never denied the issue.


On the contrary, the Supreme Court held the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate, Dapo Abiodun, were lawfully declared winners of the March 18 poll by the electoral body.

Justice Abubakar agreed that the documents brought by the appellants that elections were cancelled in 99 polling units were worthless papers and lacking in evidential value for having no heading, no date and no signature and name of any official.


The court affirmed the findings and conclusions of the Ogun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal and the Court of Appeal which had earlier dismissed the petition for want of merit.