INEC urges Kogi Tribunal to dismiss SDP's petition against Gov. Ododo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja to dismiss a petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the victory of Governor Usman Ododo. Governor Ododo and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), have also told the three-member panel of Justices, headed by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, to dismiss the petition in its entirety for being incompetent and lacking in merit. The trio, through their...