Supreme Court Reserves Judgement In Edo Guber Election Appeal

The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment in the Edo State Governorship Election appeal.
The apex court reserved judgment in the appeal after arguing for and against the election that produced Senator Monday Obekpolo as the state’s duly elected governor.

Justice Garba Lawal, who presided over the hearing of the appeal filed by Mr Asue Ighodalo and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, said the date for delivery of the judgment would be communicated to the parties involved.

Ighodalo, whose appeal was argued by Ken Mosia SAN, prayed the Supreme Court to remove Obekpolo and pronounce him the winner of the election. His ground was that he scored the majority of lawful votes in the election.

However, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), represented by Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, asked the apex Court to entirely dismiss the appeal.

Agabi argued that Ighodalo and PDP had in their petition stigmatised as invalid and unlawful on the grounds of non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2022.

The electoral body said that, having declared the election unlawful and illegal, Ighodalo and PDP cannot turn around and pray the court to declare them winners of illegality.

INEC accused Ighodalo and PDP of being inconsistent in their grievances against the election and pleaded that their case be dismissed for want of merit.