BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds Ebonyi governor's election

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Francis Nwifuru as the Governor of Ebonyi State.

Nwifuru contested and won the March 18, 2023 election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) but his victory was contested in court.

Justice Tijani Abubakar, who read the lead judgment of the apex court on Friday, held that the appeal filed by Chukwuma Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is unmeritorious.

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