Nigeria, July 2 -- The Supreme Court, on Thursday, adjourned for judgement on the Edo State governorship election dispute, after hearing the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the state, Asue Ighodalo.

Garba Lawal, the presiding justice of the Supreme Court panel that sat on the case, said the date for the judgement would be communicated to parties involved.

The court adjourned the judgement after taking arguments for and against the appeal.

Mr Ighodalo and the PDP filed the appeal to challenge the Court of Appeal decision which dismissed their case in May and affirmed Monday Obekpolo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the duly elected governor of the state.

The decision of the three-member...