- Ighodalo asked court to void Okpebholo’s victory and declare him governor.
- INEC said PDP can’t seek benefit from an election it termed unlawful.
The Supreme court has adjourned indefinitely the judgment in the legal tussle over the Edo State governorship election.
The apex court took the decision after hearing arguments for and against the election that produced senator Monday Okpebholo as governor.
The justice of the Supreme Court, Garba Lawal, who presided over the matter, said the judgment date would be communicated to all parties.
The appeal was filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Asue Ighodalo.
His counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ken Mosia, prayed the court to nullify Okpebholo’s victory and declare Ighodalo as winner.
Ighodalo told the court he won the majority of lawful votes cast in the election and should be returned as governor.
But the Independent National Electoral Commission, represented by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kanu Agabi, urged the court to dismiss the appeal.
Agabi said Ighodalo and the PDP had earlier declared the election invalid and unlawful in their petition.
He argued that the same petitioners could not turn around to ask the court to pronounce them winners of the same election.
According to Agabi, the PDP and its candidate cannot benefit from an election they themselves labelled illegal.
INEC accused them of inconsistency and asked the court to dismiss their claims for lacking merit.
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