Edo Election Tribunal
12 Feb
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is lining up 28 witnesses that would testify and tender exhibits before the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The party made the disclosure on Wednesday after it opened its defence to the petition that is seeking to nullify the outcome of the governorship…
12 Feb
The credibility of the Edo State governorship election suffered a major setback at the Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday when a key witness for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Afuda Theophilus, admitted under cross-examination that over-voting occurred in Esan North East Local Government Area—directly contradicting his sworn testimony. Theophilus, who had been presented…
10 Feb
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, John Mayaki, has strongly condemned a recent full-page editorial published by ThisDay, accusing the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party of using media to blackmail the judiciary. The contentious article, titled “All Eyes on Edo Tribunal” and penned by ThisDay Sunday Editor Davidson Iriekpen, has been…
7 Feb
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, closed its case defending the September 21 governorship election in Edo State without calling a single witness.
7 Feb
INEC’s decision to forgo presenting a single witness to defend its role in the Edo governorship election has baffled many. However, the Commission’s silence appears to be a calculated effort to avoid the legal risks associated with perjury—a risk made all too real by recent events. On February 5, 2025, just a day before INEC…
6 Feb
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sparked controversy after failing to present any witnesses in its defence against allegations of electoral malpractice in the Edo 2024 governorship election. At the ongoing tribunal, INEC’s legal team formally closed its case without calling a single witness, a move that legal experts say could undermine its position.…
6 Feb
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, commenced its defence before the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja by tendering three documents in evidence.
31 Jan
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, continued its proceedings with the testimony of three witnesses called by the petitioners, Dr. Asue Ighodalo and the Peoples Democratic Party
28 Jan
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, over their failure to produce witnesses to testify in the petition they filed to nullify the outcome of the gubernatorial poll that was held in the state on September 21, 2024. At Tuesday's proceedings, counsel…
25 Jan
The relocation of the Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal from Benin City to Abuja has been hailed as a crucial step toward ensuring a fair and impartial judicial process. This development, announced by the tribunal secretary, has garnered support from Team Asue Media Organisation (TAMO), which described the move as decisive and positive for…
22 Jan
The Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, has admitted evidence of multiple over voting in Ovia South West Local Government Area (LGA), home to the Deputy Governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa. The development came during the resumed hearing on 22 January 2025, involving the petition marked EPT/ED/GOV/02/2024. A collation agent for…
21 Jan
Hearing at the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal continued today 21st January 2025 with revelations of how INEC allegedly unlawfully excluded a total of 2,840 Votes scored by PDP governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, in 76 polling units in Ward 2, Ikpoba Okha LGA during the 21st September 2024 Edo governorship…
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