Governor Alex Otti of Abia State can now breath a sigh of relief, as the Supreme Court on Friday affirmed his election as the governor of that state.
The Court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of justices, dismissed two separate appeals seeking to nullify the election victory of Otti of the Labour Party (LP) in the governorship poll held on March 18, 2023.
Led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the apex court held that the appeals of Chief Okey Ahiwe, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), and his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Chief Ikechi Emenike, lacked merit.
