The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo seeking to void the election of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor of Edo State.
A three-member panel of the tribunal was unanimous in holding that the PDP and Ighodalo failed to prove their claim that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not comply with the Electoral Act in the conduct of the election held on September 21, 2024.
The tribunal further held that the petitioners equally failed to establish, with sufficient evidence that the APC and Okpebholo did not score the majority of lawful votes to be declared winners of the election.
