November 12, (THEWILL) – George Olawande Adegeye, one of the sons of celebrated Juju musician, Sunday Adegeye, a.k.a King Sunny Ade, with his late wife, Risikat Ajoke Adegeye, has retained his seat in the Federal House of Representatives by securing an electoral victory at the Court of Appeal which upheld his election as the representative for Amuwo-Odofin.
The affirmation follows the dismissal of petitioners from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, challenging his victory in the February 25 general election. Other petitioners include the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), as well as their respective candidates in the election. Their primary contention revolved around Adegeye’s sponsorship by the Labour Party (LP) and his prior membership in the party before the election. However, the Court of Appeal panel, comprising Justices M.L. Shuaib, J.E Ekanem, and P.A Bassi, unanimously ruled that the appellants lacked the authority to determine a political party’s membership or choose its candidate for an election. While dismissing the appeals, the Justices agreed with the counsel to Adegeye and LP on an objection filed earlier regarding the case being a pre-election matter and held that the National Assembly Petition Tribunal lacked the necessary jurisdiction to have entertained the matter initially and therefore struck them out. Overwhelmed with joy, Olawande dedicated the judgment to his beloved mother who sadly passed away two years ago, the people of Amuwo Odofin Federal Constituency, as well as the executive and members of Labour Party.
Recall that a few weeks back, the juju maestro remembered his late wife on her second death anniversary. Her death occurred about the time he was planning to officially open his mega lounge and clubhouse, The Royal Majesty Place in Lagos. The opening had to be postponed until weeks later.
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