Supreme Court upholds Okpebholo’s election as Edo State Governor

ABUJA — The Supreme Court, on Thursday, affirmed the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, dismissing the appeal filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asuerinme Ighodalo, as lacking in merit.

In a unanimous judgment delivered by a five-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba, the apex court upheld the earlier decisions of the Court of Appeal and…