A five-member panel of the Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo as Governor of Edo State.
The five-member panel, in a unanimous judgment, held that the appellant failed to prove allegations of non-compliance, as well as claim that Okpebholo did not win lawful votes cast during the September 21 governorship election in Edo State.
Justice Mohammed Garba Lawal, who read the lead judgment, stated that the Court of Appeal and the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal were in order in dismissing the case of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) candidate, Mr Asue Ighodalo, for lacking in merit.
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