Breaking; S/Court Dismisses Ighodalo’s Petition Against Gov Okpebholo on Edo Guber legal battle.

By Kayode Lawal

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP Mr Asue Ighodalo against the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State.

The apex court held on Thursday in its judgment that Ighodalo and PDP failed to establish the two grounds of their petition on non compliance with the Electoral Act 2022 and over voting.

Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba who read the lead judgment resolved four of the five issues in contention against Ighodalo.

In the unanimous judgment, the petition of Ighodalo and PDP were found to be unmeritorious and lacking in substance.

Parties in the case comprising the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Obekholo and the All progressives Congress were ordered to bear respectful costs of litigation.

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