Edo governorship election tribunal refuses to order fresh election against Gov Okpebholo

The Edo state governorship tribunal has affirmed Monday Okpebholo, as the duly elected governor of the state. In a judgment delivered today Monday, April 2, the three-member panel of the tribunal led by Wilfred Kpochi, held that it found no reason to nullify the outcome of the governorship contest that was held in the state on September 21, 2024.

The tribunal dismissed as lacking in merit, a petition the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Asuerinme Ighodalo, filed to challenge the declaration of governor Okpebholo as the valid winner of the gubernatorial poll.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared that Okpebholo of the APC secured a total of 291, 667 votes to defeat his closet rivalry, Ighodalo of the PDP, who got a total of 247, 655 votes.

The panel had earlier today dismissed the petition filed by AA and APP challenging Okpebholor’s victory at the polls.