- Asue Ighodalo, the PDP candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo state, has been affirmed as the authentic winner of the party’s primary
- Justice James Omotosho of the federal high court in Abuja affirmed the candidature of Ighodalo while delivering the verdict on the suit filed by the state’s former governor, Philip Shaibu
- The court ruled that Ighodalo was duly elected as the candidate of the PDP for the forthcoming governorship election in Edo
The Federal High Court in Abuja has confirmed Asue Ighodalo as the legitimate governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State. Justice James Omotosho made the ruling in a suit filed by Philip Shaibu, Ighodalo’s political rival, challenging his nomination.
The court held that Ighodalo was duly nominated at the PDP primaries in Benin City on February 22, 2024. He scored 577 votes to defeated Shaibu and 10 other aspirants. The judge dismissed Shaibu’s challenges to Ighodalo’s nomination.
