US EditionNigeria: Supreme Court Dismisses Ighodalo, PDP's Appeal Against Edo Governor Obekpolo's Election
EDO STATE, NIGERIA, JUL 09 – The Supreme Court dismissed claims of over-voting and irregularities, affirming Okpebholo's win by 44,393 votes amid multiple rejected petitions challenging the 2024 Edo governorship election.
- The Supreme Court of Nigeria will deliver its final judgment on July 10, 2025, in the dispute between Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo and PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo.
- Following the 2024 election, the PDP candidate Ighodalo's petition alleging over-voting and Electoral Act breaches was dismissed by the tribunal on April 2, 2025, and the appeal failed before reaching the Supreme Court.
- The Supreme Court dismissed Ighodalo’s appeal, citing lack of credible evidence, with Okpebholo having polled 291,667 votes and 133 BVAS machines from 133 polling units dismissed as 'dumped evidence.'
- The Supreme Court of Nigeria affirmed Governor Okpebholo’s victory, dismissing Ighodalo’s appeal and ending months of legal contestation.
- Beyond this case, Nigeria’s Supreme Court’s judgment raises concerns over judicial independence and the integrity of electoral disputes in Nigeria.
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Okpebholo: Supreme Court judgement A Call To Greater Service – Daily Trust
Governor Monday Okpenholo of Edo State has described the Supreme Court judgement affirming his election as a call for greater service and unity in the state. He charged Asue Ighodalo, other opponents and members of the opposition to join hands with him, saying “elections are over and the real work of governance and healing must begin”. Reacting to the judgement, Okpebholo said the judgement reaffirmed the mandate freely given to him by the peopl…
SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT: Governor Monday Okpebholo Describes Judgement As Divinely
The Standard Gazette SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT: Governor Monday Okpebholo Describes Judgement As Divinely The Supreme Court of Nigeria today delivered a landmark judgment affirming Senator Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected Governor of Edo State, bringing to a conclusive end all legal contestations arising from the 2024 Governorship Election. In his reaction, the Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpekholo, described the judgment as a definitive…
Tinubu, Wike Hail Edo Governor On Supreme Court Victory Against PDP
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court. The Edo State governorship election took place in September 2024, and Governor Okpebholo was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Supreme Court, as the final arbiter, upheld the election of the governor on Thursday. Justice Garba Lawal who delivered the judgment dismis…
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