The Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the rightful winner of the Edo state governorship election. The tribunal dismissed the petitions challenging his victory, including those from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Asue Ighodalo and the Accord Party, citing insufficient evidence to overturn the election results. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had originally declared Okpebholo the winner with 291,667 votes, while Ighodalo had 247,274 votes. The tribunal's decision was delivered by a three-member panel led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi
. In summary, Monday Okpebholo won the election tribunal ruling confirming his governorship victory in Edo State.
