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EDO: Appeal Court dismisses Igbinedion’s petition, others for lack of merit
An appeal filed by Omosede Igbinedion of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the decision of the state election petition tribunal which upheld the victory of Denis Idahosa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was on Friday dismissed.
Barr. Omosede had contested in the Òvia Federal Constituency election in Edo State.
The Court of Appeal in Benin City, the Edo State capital, dismissed his appeal alongside the petition filed by Hon. Ehiozuwa Agbonyinma of the APC challenging the election of Jude Ise-Idehen of the PDP for Ikpoba-Okha/Egor Federal constituency seat.
The appellate court also dismissed the petition of Abubakar Momoh of the PDP, which sought to upturn the ruling of the tribunal, which threw out his petition for lack of merit and upheld the election of Senator Francis Alimikhena of the APC, representing Edo North senatorial district
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Similarly, the court dismissed a petition by Deacon Idiake Patrick of the APC.
He had filed a petition challenging the decision of the tribunal which upheld the election of Joe Edionwele of the PDP for the Esan West/Esan Central/Igueben Federal Constituency.
Justice Aseimo Moore Ademein, who read the judgments, said all the appeals lacked merit and thereby dismissed them.
He said parties were to bear their respective costs and said copies of the judgment would be made available by next week.
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