Edo Gov Tribunal strikes out Action Alliance’s petition against Okpebholo
The Edo State Governorship Tribunal sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the petition instituted by the Action Alliance (AA) and one Adekunle Omoaje, against Governor Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress (APC), for lacking in merit and being frivolous.
The Tribunal held that Adekunle Omoaje, who filed the joint petition, has no locus standi to institute the case.
Among others, the Tribunal held that Omoaje did not participate in the governorship election and as such has no power to question the validity of the election.
The Tribunal also held that Omoaje’s grouse against the election was that he was not recognised as the National Chairman of the Action Alliance for the purpose of nominating candidate for the poll, but it was held that his claims have no basis in the Electoral Act 2022.
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Omoaje, had in the petition, asked the Tribunal to pronounce the declaration of Okpebholo and APC as winners of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as illegal, unlawful, unconditional and null and void on non-compliance with the Electoral Act.
He also alleged corruption and that Okpebholo and APC did not win majority of lawful votes in the election.
Omoaje also alleged that AA was not allowed to nominate a lawful governorship candidate for the election having not signed nomination form as the National Chairman of the party.
INEC had declared that Okpebholo of the APC won 291, 667 votes to defeat his closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who polled 247, 655 votes in the election.
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