Supreme Court adjourns judgement on Edo guber indefinitely

The Supreme Court has adjourned indefinitely, the judgement in the legal battle on the Edo State Governorship Election Petition.

Justice Garba Lawal who presided over hearing of the appeal filed by Asue Ighodalo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the date for delivery of the judgement would be communicated to parties involved.

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, adjourned the judgement sine die after taking arguments for and against the election that produced Monday Okpebholo as the governor of Edo State.

Ighodalo whose appeal was argued by Ken Mosia (SAN) prayed the apex court to remove Okpebholo and pronounced him as winner of the election.

His ground was that he scored majority of the lawful votes in the election.

However, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), represented by Kanu Agabi (SAN), asked the court to dismiss the appeal in its entirety.

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

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

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

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on May 29, upheld the election of Okpebholo as the governor of Edo State.

The court dismissed the case of Ighodalo in the September 21, 2024, governorship election.

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