Breaking: Supreme Court Affirms Election Of Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki

The Supreme Court, on Monday, affirmed the election of Godwin Obaseki as the duly elected governor of Edo state.

The court dismissed the appeal filed by the candidate of the PDP challenging Obaseki’s election for lacking in merit.

The PDP candidate, Mr Ize-Iyamo, had approached the apex court filing the dismissal of his appeal at the Appeal Court, which challenged Obaseki’s election as governor.

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A seven man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onneghen unanimously dismissing the appeal, said it will give its reasons for the judgment on July 24, 2017.

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