- The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by PDP governorship aspirants Arthur Esene and Anselm Ojezua to disqualify Asue Ighodalo from the upcoming Edo State election
- The court upheld the previous ruling that the suit was “statute barred” and lacked merit, affirming that non-possession of a voter’s card is not a disqualifying factor
- Justice Hamma Barka awarded costs of N3 million against the appellants, clearing the path for Ighodalo to contest in the September 21 election
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal filed by Arthur Esene and Anselm Ojezua, governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, seeking to disqualify the party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, from the upcoming September 21 governorship election.
In the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/863/2024, Esene and Ojezua challenged the April 17 judgment by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which dismissed their suit as “statute barred.â€
