{"id":360519,"date":"2025-07-10T11:43:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=360519"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:43:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:43:46","slug":"breaking-supreme-court-seals-okpebholos-victory-as-edo-governor-trashes-pdps-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/07\/10\/breaking-supreme-court-seals-okpebholos-victory-as-edo-governor-trashes-pdps-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Supreme court seals Okpebholo\u2019s victory as Edo governor, trashes PDP&#8217;s appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Supreme court upheld tribunal and appeal court rulings affirming Monday Okpebholo\u2019s election as Edo state governor.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The apex court ruling ends all pending legal disputes over the 2024 Edo governorship election results.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The supreme court has confirmed the election of the governor of Edo state, Monday Okpebholo.<\/p>\n<p>A five-member panel of the apex court, led by justice Mohammed Garba, gave the verdict on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The court dismissed an appeal filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asue Ighodalo, as \u201clacking in merit\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Garba said the PDP and its candidate failed to convince the court that the election was flawed.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe appeal is hereby dismissed for lacking in merit and the judgement affirms the decision of the tribunal and court of appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The panel held that the appellants could not establish that Okpebholo won through unlawful votes.<\/p>\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Okpebholo winner of the September 21, 2024, poll.<\/p>\n<p>Ighodalo had gone to the tribunal to challenge the outcome, citing irregularities and alleged rigging.<\/p>\n<p>Both the tribunal and the court of appeal dismissed his petition for lacking credible evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The PDP\u2019s candidate then took the matter to the apex court as the final legal option.<\/p>\n<p>He insisted the election was marred by manipulation and wanted the court to void it.<\/p>\n<p>But the supreme court stood by the earlier judgements, saying Ighodalo\u2019s claims had no strong legal backing.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling brings to a close months of legal battle over the governorship race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme court upheld tribunal and appeal court rulings affirming Monday Okpebholo\u2019s election as Edo state governor. 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