The Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, commenced hearing on the petition brought before it by Professor Benard Odoh of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) against the newly inaugurated Governor Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru.
Governor Nwifuru, the immediate past Speaker, Ebonyi State House of Assembly was declared winner by the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) in the March 18, 2023 governorship election and was sworn in on May 29.
