The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)’s suit which sought to disqualify Senator Adetokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from continuing to represent Lagos East Senatorial District.

In the lead judgement which was written by Justice Adamu Jauro, the court upheld  the argument of Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) for Abiru and Abiodun Owonikoko (SAN) for APC that the appeal lacked merit.

APC chieftain, Abiru won the December 5 senatorial bye-election by a landslide, polling 89,204 votes against PDP’s Babatunde Gbadamosi’s 11,257 votes.

The apex court also awarded the cost of N1million against the appellants – the PDP and its candidate- in favour of each of the respondents, Abiru and the APC.