The Supreme Court on Friday, affirmed Francis Nwifuru as the duly elected Governor of Ebonyi state.
Nwifuru’s victory comes after a five-member panel of the court led by Tijani Abubakar, dismissed the appeal filed by governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Ifeanyi Odii.
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Odii had challenged Nwifuru’s election on grounds of electoral malpractices and irregularities. The court however, the court dismissed this appeal.