The Supreme Court docket on Thursday adjourned indefinitely for judgment after taking arguments for and towards the result of the 2024 Edo gubernatorial ballot that produced Sen. Monday Okpebholo because the duly elected governor.
Justice Garba Lawal who presided over listening to of the enchantment filed by Mr Asue Ighodalo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stated that the date for supply of the judgment could be communicated to events concerned.
The apex Court docket adjourned the judgment sine die after taking arguments for and towards the election that produced Sen. Monday Okpebholo because the duly elected governor.
Ighodalo whose enchantment was argued by Ken Mosia SAN prayed the apex court docket to take away Okpebholo and pronounced him as winner of the election.
His floor was that he scored majority of the lawful votes within the election.
Nevertheless, the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee INEC represented by Kanu Agabi SAN requested the court docket to dismiss the enchantment in its entirety.
Agabi argued that Ighodalo and PDP had of their petition stigmatized as invalid and illegal on floor of non compliance with the Electoral Act 2022.
Ighodalo loses once more as Appeal Court docket affirms Okpebholo as Edo governor
The electoral physique stated having declared the election as illegal and unlawful, Ighodalo and PDP can not flip round and pray the court docket to declare them as winners of illegality.
INEC accused Ighodalo and PDP of being inconsistent of their grievances towards the election and pleaded that their case be dismissed for need of benefit.
The Court docket of Appeal in Abuja on Could 29, upheld the election of Okpebholo because the Governor of Edo.
The court docket dismissed the case of Ighodalo within the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election.
Delivering judgment, a three-member panel of the appellate court docket led by Justice Mohammed Danjuma, unanimously held that the enchantment by Ighodalo was unmeritorious and dismissed it.
The court docket held that the appellants failed to point out that the election tribunal erred in its resolution and proceeded to affirm the judgment of the tribunal delivered.
Nevertheless, Ighodalo rejected the judgment and stated the decision of the appellate court docket could be contested on the Supreme Court docket. (NAN)
