An Abuja Appeal Court on Thursday dismissed the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the eligibility of Governor Godwin Obaseki in the 2019 governorship election in Edo State.
The court ruled that the petition by the APC lacked merit and declared that Obaseki, who was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was duly qualified for the election.
Also in Abuja, Ifeanyi Ararume of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was on Thursday declared the winner of the December 5, 2020, Imo North Senatorial District by-election by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
Justice Taiwo, in a judgment, held that Ararume remained the authentic candidate of the APC in the election as of today and should be declared the winner of the election.
The judge also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to Ararume within 72 hours from the delivery of the judgment for him to be formally inaugurated by the Senate President.
