Edo state Commissioner for Finance, John Inegbedion and five others candidates who lost during the National Assembly election have filed petitions at the State Election Petitions Tribunal.
They are asking the tribunal to declare them winner of their various elections, saying they scored majority of lawful votes cast.
The candidates are John Inegnedion of the APC, Abubakar Momoh of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon Ehiozuwa Agbonyinma of APC, Hon. Omosede Igbinedion of PDP, Hon Idiake Patrick of APC and Chief Blessing Agbomhere of the PDP.
The senatorial candidates that filed petitions with the tribunal are John Inegbedion for Edo Central and Engr. Abubakar Momoh for Edo North senatorial district.
Inegbedion is challenging the election of Senator Clifford Ordia of the PDP in Edo Central, saying that he would prove malpractices and thump printing of ballot papers during the election.
Engr. Momoh who contested against incumbent Senator Francis Alimikhena, said he won the election because he scored over 80,000 votes which has been the required numbers to win election in Edo North since 1999.
Also, the House of Representatives candidate that filed the petitions were Hon Ehiozuwa Agbonyinma, Hon. Omosede Igbinedion, Idiake Patrick and Chief Blessing Agbomhere.
Hon Agbonyinma, representing Ikpoba-Okha/Egor federal Constituency, is asking the tribunal to declare him winner of the election.
He alleged that some dubious characters in INEC in collaboration with some PDP leaders and security men and women manipulated the election.
On his part, Agbomhere who filed a petition against Hon Johnson Oghuma winner of Etsako Federal Constituency said nobody in the constituency voted for the APC in the February 23rd elections and that he scored the highest votes cast.
Hon Omosede Igbinedion is challenging the election of Denise Idahosa of the APC, saying she scored majority of lawful votes and should be declared winner.
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