Thursday July 10, 2025
By TheNewsDESK |
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, July 10, affirmed the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State.
In a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba, the apex court dismissed as lacking in merit, an appeal the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Asuerinme Ighodalo, filed to nullify the outcome of the governorship election held in the state on September 21, 2024.
According to the Supreme Court, it found no reason to set aside the concurrent judgments of both the Court of Appeal and the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which returned Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the valid winner of the gubernatorial contest.
The Supreme Court however affirmed the election of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC as the governor of Edo State, upholding the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
The five-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba Lawal held that the appellants could not establish their claims of election non-compliance, unlawful votes, and that Monday Okpebholo was not duly elected.
The appeal was dismissed for lacking merit.
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