Supreme Court to give verdict on Edo guber poll July 10
The Supreme Court of Nigeria will deliver the long awaited verdict on the Edo gubernatorial election which held on September 21, 2024 in Edo State.
Recall that in an earlier sitting on Wednesday July 2, 2025, the Supreme Court had reserved judgement indefinitely in the appeal challenging the outcome of the Edo State governorship election.
The panel, led by Justice Garba Lawal, announced the adjournment after hearing arguments from all parties and said a date for the verdict would be communicated subsequently, which has now been slated for Thursday July 10, 2025.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, is urging the apex court to nullify the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly violating electoral laws. Ighodalo claimed the PDP secured the majority of lawful votes.
But Okpebholo and the APC asked the court to dismiss the appeal for lacking merit.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) also urged the court to dismiss the case, arguing that Ighodalo and the PDP had labelled the entire election process unlawful due to non-compliance with the Electoral Act and therefore could not claim victory from what they themselves deemed illegitimate.
Earlier, the Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, presided over by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, had dismissed the PDP’s petition for failing to prove allegations of over-voting in 320 polling units across all 18 local government areas. This decision was affirmed by the appellate court.
As tension and apprehension grow in the respective camps, the Supreme Court verdict on Thursday, would finally put an end to the long legal battle between the PDP and the APC since the conduct of the last gubernatorial election in Edo State.
