Elections
Breaking: Edo Guber Petition Tribunal Relocates To Abuja
By Mani Onyero
The Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has announced decision to relocate from Benin-City to Abuja.
GWG.ng reports that the decision to relocate the tribunal came in the heels of repeated violence that have shadowed the activities of the tribual.
The notice of relocation was conveyed in a notice dated January 24, 2025, and signed by the Tribunal Secretary, Mu’azu Bagudu. The notice directed to the parties to the case.
The notice read in part, “I am directed to notify all parties that the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin City, Edo State, has been relocated to Abuja at the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Airport Road, Abuja, effective from Monday, 27th January, 2025.”
GWG.ng reports that the decision to relocate the tribunal came after serial incidents including the January 15, 2025 shooting incident.
It would be recalled that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) penultimate Wednesday traded blames on the shooting incident at the Edo Governorship Election Tribunal in Benin.
A statement by the APC Chairman in Edo, Jarret Tenebe, described the incident as “deeply disturbing and an unacceptable act of violence that undermined the sanctity of the judicial process.”
Tenebe accused supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of carrying out what he described as a distardly act.
It would be recalled that some gunmen suspected to be political thugs disrupted proceeding of the tribunal shouting “give us our mandate” while shooting sporadically.
The shooting created panic, with lawyers, members of the tribunal and others at the proceedings fleeing for safety.
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