After nearly nine months of legal battle over the number one seat in Edo State, respite came the way of Senator Monday Okpebholo last Thursday, following the affirmation of the election that brought into power as Edo State Governor by the Supreme Court, writes Alex Enumah.
The Supreme Court of Nigeria is the final court in the country and as such its decision cannot be appealed against except to the Almighty God. So, when it delivered its verdict on the Edo State Governorship Election litigation last week, it won’t be out of place to say the curtain has been drawn and every hope of aggrieved candidates for manning the saddle of leadership in the state has been deferred until 2028, when the next governorship election is expected to take place.
Invariably, Senator Monday Okpebholo in the next three years and five months does not need to prove to anyone that he won the September 21, 2024 governorship poll but that he was deserving to steer the ship of Edo State. His major priority should be how to deliver the dividends of democracy and campaign promises.