Nigeria, July 10 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by Asue Ighodalo and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the election of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo.

The Garba Lawal-led panel of the Supreme Court justices unanimously upheld the decisions of the lower Court of Appeal and the governorship election petition tribunal which earlier validated the outcome of the September 2024 poll.

Delivering the lead judgement on Thursday, Mr Lawal dismissed the appellants' case for lack of merit.

Mr Ighodalo accepted the finality of the Supreme Court decision laying the dispute over the election to rest but rejected its substance which he claimed fell short of justice.

"Though I accept the final...