The election petitions tribunal sitting in Benin, Edo State, on Friday affirmed the victory of Godwin Obaseki as the winner of the gubernatorial elections held on September 28, 2016.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate in the election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, had challenged Obaseki’s election, alleging widespread irregularities.
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Obaseki, who ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The head of the tribunal, Ahmed Badamosi, at the sitting dismissed Mr. Ize-Iyamu’s petition.
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