Lagos State Governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy-elect, Obafemi Hamzat have filed their defence at the Election Petition Tribunal in Ikeja.
Governorship candidate of Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the March 9 election, Owolabi Salis, and that of Labour Party (LP), Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi, are challenging the results of the governorship election in Lagos.
Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat arrived at the tribunal at 11:34 am on Tuesday where they also received and acknowledge receipt of the petitions.
Sanwo-Olu on filing his defence said: “We are very confident of victory.”
