Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- A witness for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) told the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday how the last governorship election in the state was marred by irregularities.

Oseyili Anenih, whose party is challenging the outcome of the disputed poll, alleged in his testimony before the three-member tribunal that there were irregularities in 765 of the state's 4,519 polling units.

The PDP and its governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, lodged a joint petition at the tribunal to challenge the outcome of the 21 September 2024 Edo State election.

They urged the tribunal to nullify the outcome of the governorship election, alleging non-compliance with the Electoral Act and arguing t...