The legal team of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate has said he remains the party’s authentic standard bearer for Lagos ahead of Saturday, March 18, poll.Information Guide Nigeria

Olagbade Benson, the team’s lead Monday, March 13, said in Lagos that three court cases instituted against its client’s candidacy recently had been struck out, Punch reports.

Benson added that allegations by the former LP governorship candidate and chairman in Lagos, Ifagbemi Awamaridi, that he had a substantive case against Rhodes-Vivour is not true.

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Rhodes-Vivour’s lead counsel revealed that the affidavit being brandished by Awamaridi as the true position of the court that he had been certified as an authentic Labour party candidate was false.

The lawyer said the affidavit did not represent the verdicts delivered by the court in Lagos, adding that there were two rulings, including that from the Federal High and Appeal Courts which affirms the candidature of Rhodes-Vivour.

He went on to say the case against Rhodes-Vivour by the Peoples Democratic Party had been thrown out by the Federal High Court for lack of merit. His words: “Anyone going around parading himself as the candidate of the party, aside Rhodes-Vivour, and others alleging cases before the court on the LP candidature are misleading the public.” “Our attention has been drawn to an affidavit dated 5th August, 2022, and tagged Affidavit on non-withdrawal which was sent to INEC, stating that he (Awamaridi) was yet to step down from his role as Labour Party candidate.NYSC Portal

“But after, Awamaridi filed a suit before the Federal High Court with No: FHC/ABJ/1463/2022, challenging the candidature of the LP candidate where he sued INEC, the party and Rhodes-Vivour. “On the 8th of December, the Federal High Court considered the case and struck it out. Anyone that is interested can apply for the judgement because it is a public document.”JAMB Result

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