The Ogun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Isabo area of Abeokuta, the state capital on Saturday, has upheld the electoral victory of
Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress as winner of the March 18 governorship contest in the state as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission .
In a unanimous decision, which lasted about 11 hours, the Tribunal held that the allegations of corrupt practices, non-compliance with the Electoral Act, multiple thumb-printing of ballot papers, ballot stuffing, as well as allegation of certificate forgery upon which the PDP candidate was seeking the disqualification of Abiodun and upturning of his electoral victory in their favour were not proven beyond any reasonable doubt.
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