The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Asue Ighodalo as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2024 Edo State gubernatorial election.
In a judgment delivered by Justice James Omotosho in the case marked CS/469/24, the court dismissed the challenge brought by Philip Shaibu against Ighodalo’s nomination.
The court ruled that Ighodalo was duly nominated during the PDP primary election held on February 22, 2024, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, where he secured 577 votes, defeating Shaibu and 10 other aspirants.
The court found that the plaintiffs’ case lacked merit as they could not provide sufficient evidence to support the claim that Ighodalo had forged his voter’s card. Additionally, the court ruled that the action was statute-barred, leading to its dismissal.
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