Apples Bite reports that a three-member panel of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, chaired by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, on Wednesday, dismissed the three petitions, including that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, the Accord Party and the Action Alliance (AA), for lacking merit.
The petitioners had alleged irregularities, including over-voting, lack of ballot serialisation, errors in collation, miscalculations in results and non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022.
Reacting to the judgment in a statement issued through its Mission in Nigeria, the United States said it expressed shock that, despite the electoral irregularities, the tribunal affirmed the election of Okpebholo as governor.