The Supreme Court has postponed its judgment in the legal dispute over the Edo State governorship election.
After hearing submissions from both sides concerning the election that produced Monday Okpebholo as governor, the apex court adjourned the case indefinitely.
Justice Garba Lawal, who led the panel, stated that the date for delivering the final judgement would be communicated to all parties in due course.
Asue Ighodalo, the appellant, through his counsel Ken Mosia urged the court to nullify Mr Okpebholo’s victory and declare him the rightful winner, arguing that he had secured the highest number of valid votes.
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However, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), represented by Kanu Agabi, called on the court to dismiss the appeal entirely.
INEC contended that Mr Ighodalo and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had initially described the election as flawed and not in line with the Electoral Act 2022.
The commission argued that since Mr Ighodalo and the PDP had discredited the process as unlawful, they could not later seek to be declared winners of the same election.
INEC further accused the appellants of presenting conflicting positions in their challenge and insisted that the case lacked merit and should be struck out.
