Tribunal upholds Edo PDP Senator’s victory

The election tribunal sitting in Edo State has uphold the election victory of The Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Senator Matthew Urhoghide of Edo South Senatorial District.

The judgment given in favour of Senator Matthew against his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Samson Osagie.

Osagie who was also an ex-minority Whip in the House of Representatives, had urged the election petition tribunal sitting in Benin City to declare him winner of the senatorial election having cited that the election was marred with irregularities.

The APC senatorial aspirant having lost to Urhoghide at the general elections also craved the tribunal to conduct a fresh election throughout the senatorial district in accordance with the provision of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).