The Supreme Court docket has confirmed the election of Alex Otti as Governor of Abia State.
The courtroom dismissed the appeals of the Peoples Democratic Occasion and its gubernatorial candidate, Okey Ahiwe, and Ikechi Emenike of the APC.
The Supreme Court docket on Wednesday reserved judgment within the appeals by the PDP and the APC in opposition to Otti's election.
The five-member panel led by John Okoro adjourned the instances for judgment after in search of arguments from events concerned within the case.
Otti of the Labor Occasion polled 175,466 votes, defeating his nearest rival, Okey Ahiwe of the PDP, who scored 88,529 votes within the March 18 governorship election.
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