A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has affirmed Dr. Asue Ighodalo as the duly nominated and authentic Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State.

In a judgement delivered by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in the suit marked CS/469/24, the court today, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, held that Dr. Ighodalo was duly nominated at the February 22 primaries of the PDP which held in Benin City and consequently dismissed the case filed against his nomination by the plaintiff, Philip Shaibu.

The court held that the case of the plaintiffs on the balance of probabilities lacks merit as they failed to prove that the defendant forged his voter card. The court further held that the action was statute barred and consequently struck it out.

News Express reports that Ighodalo emerged GovernorshipCandidate of PDP during the party primaries held on February 22, 2024 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Edo State.

He scored a total of 577 votes to beat his closest rival, Philip Shaibu and 10 other aspirants.