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The Election Petitions Tribunal on the Edo State governorship election held on September 19, has fixed January 11, 2021, for the hearing of the remaining four petitions filed to challenge the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu at the poll.
Obaseki, Shaibu, their political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are the respondents in four remaining petitions out of the five petitions before the tribunal. The fifth petition by the Action Alliance (AA) and its governorship candidate, Ukonga Onaivi, was on Friday last week dismissed for failing to file for pre-hearing notice, which is one of the conditions required by the Electoral Act 2010.
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Tribunal dismisses petition against Obaseki
The tribunal held that the petitioners failed to file the pre-hearing notice.
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The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Edo State on Friday dismissed the petition filed by Action Alliance (AA) party challenging the exclusion of the party and its candidate in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in the state.
Prior to the ruling, Onyechi Ikpeazu, counsel to Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who are first and second respondents respectively, had on Monday argued that the petitioner failed to file for issuance of pre-hearing notice, which is one of the conditions required by the Electoral Act 2010. The tribunal consequently adjourned to Friday, December 11( today), for ruling.