Gov. Okpebholo flooring Asue Ighodalo at Supreme Court docket

The Supreme Court docket of Nigeria has dismissed the enchantment filed by the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo and affirmed Senator Monday Okpebholo because the Governor of Edo State.

The enchantment by Ighodalo challenged the consequence declared by the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee, which introduced Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress because the winner of that election.

Ighodalo’s authorized crew, led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria Ken Mozia, requested the court docket to overturn the judgments of the decrease courts, which had upheld INEC’s declaration of Okpebholo as winner.

Nevertheless, the five-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba Lawal held that the appellants couldn’t set up their claims of election non-compliance, illegal votes, and that Monday Okpebholo was not duly elected.

The enchantment was dismissed for missing advantage.