Nigeria, April 3 -- The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has upheld the election of Monday Okpebholo from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor of Edo State.

In three judgments delivered on Wednesday, the three-member tribunal ruled against the petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo; the Action Alliance (AA) and its National Chairman, Adekunle Omoaje; and the Accord Party with its candidate, Bright Enabulele. The tribunal found all three petitions to be without merit and subsequently dismissed them.

The PDP's legal team has announced intentions to challenge the tribunal's decision at the Court of Appeal, asserting that they provided sufficient evidence to dem...