The Supreme Court has reinstated Francis Nwifuru as the Governor of Ebonyi State.
The court dismissed the appeal filed by Chukwuma Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for lacking in merit.
The Court of Appeal in Lagos had earlier affirmed the election of Nwifuru as the duly elected governor of Ebonyi State in the March 18 governorship election.
The three-member panel presided over by Justice Jummai Sankey, in its unanimous decision, dismissed the appeal filed by Odii and upheld the earlier verdict of the tribunal.
Sankey held that the PDP and its candidate lacked the legal right to meddle in the internal affairs of the All Progressives Congress, APC as it relates to the nomination of candidates.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Nwifuru as the winner of the March 18 poll in Ebonyi State, with 199,131 votes.
He had defeated Odii who scored 80,191 and Ben Odo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) who got 52,189 votes.
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