The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for Edo has reserved judgment in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and it’s governorship candidate, Mr. Asue Ighodalo.

Ighodalo is challenging the outcome of the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election in the state.

The Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member tribunal reserved the judgment on Monday after counsel in the matter adopted their final written addresses.

According to Justice Kpochi, a date for judgment will be communicated to parties by the secretary of the trubunal.
“The tribunal stands adjourned until then,” he said.

At the resumed hearing of the matter, counsel to the petitioners, Mr. Adetunji Oyeyipo, SAN told the tribunal that the business of the day was for adoption of final written addresses.

Counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Mr. Kanu Agabi, SAN proceeded to adopt the final address of his client.

Agabi by way of adumbration prayed the tribunal to dismiss the petition for lacking in merit.

He said this was based on the grounds that the tribunal could not annul the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election because it was not one of the reliefs sought by the petitioners.

The senior lawyer also told the tribunal that it could not declare the petitioners as winners of that election in the light of their own assertion that the election was invalid.
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