The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed petitions filed by the Action Alliance (AA) and the Accord Party, challenging the election of Governor Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In its ruling on Wednesday, the tribunal struck out the petition filed by AA and its candidate, Adekunle Rufai Omoaje, describing it as lacking merit and frivolous.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Okpebholo the winner of the governorship election with 291,667 votes, defeating his closest opponent, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 247,655 votes.

Similarly, the tribunal, which held its proceedings at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja, dismissed the petition lodged by the Accord Party.

The court ruled that the party and its governorship candidate, Dr. Bright Enabulele, failed to substantiate their allegations of electoral malpractice.

The petitioners had claimed widespread incidents of ballot stuffing, voter harassment, and thuggery, but the tribunal noted that they failed to provide credible evidence or name any specific perpetrators.

Furthermore, the tribunal observed inconsistencies in the petitioners’ arguments—on the one hand, they alleged non-compliance with the Electoral Act. They sought the nullification of the election, while on the other hand, they requested to be declared the winners of the same election, which they claimed was flawed.

In its final ruling, the tribunal concluded that there was no substantial evidence warranting the annulment of the election results.

It reaffirmed Okpebholo’s victory, stating that the election was conducted in compliance with the law and properly declared by INEC.

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