Supreme Court upholds election of Nwifuru as Ebonyi Governor

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Francis Nwifuru as the Governor of Ebonyi State.

Justice Tijjani Abubakar dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Chukwuma Odii.

Justice Abubakar, who delivered the judgment, described the appeal as lacking in merit.

The Court of Appeal in Lagos had earlier affirmed the election of Nwifuru as the duly elected governor of Ebonyi State.

In a unanimous decision, the three-member panel led by Justice Jummai Sankey dismissed the appeal filed by Odii and the PDP.

The panel also resolved all five issues raised against the appellant and dismissed the appeal for lacking merit.

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Justice Sankey held that the PDP and its candidates lacked the legal right to meddle in the internal affairs of the All Progressives Congress as it relates to the nomination of candidates.

The Ebonyi Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja had also upheld the election of Nwifuru.

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Nwifuru of the APC as the winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state.

Nwifuru polled 199,131votes to defeat Odii, his closest challenger, who garnered 80,191 votes.