Tag: JUDGEMENT

Tribunal withheld Oborevwori as Delta Governor, dismisses APC, SDP petittions

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Delta Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba on Friday affirmed Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected governor of Delta. This was after it dismissed a petition filed by Chief Ovie Omo-Agege, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the March 18 election. In a second judgment, the tribunal also dismissed the petition filed by Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) against Oborevworis election. The three-member panel of judges led by Justice C. H Ahuchaogu ruled…

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Delta Governorship: Omo-Agege heads to Appeal Court over tribunal judgement

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Delta Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says he plans to challenge the ruling of Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed the election of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. Omo-Agege said this in a statement he personally signed on Friday in Asaba.I call on our people to remain calm and law-abiding, as we continue to pursue our case and cause, he said.The tribunal sitting in Asaba headed by Justice HC Ahuchoago had struck out the petition filed by Omo-Agege and his party challenging the victory of Oborevwiei…

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Tribunal upholds 3APC State Assembly Members in Benue

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The National/State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Makurdi, on Thursday upheld the elections of three All Progressives Congress (APC) state lawmakers. In separate judgments, Justice Usman Mohammed and Justice Saliu Zubayr, held that the petitioners failed to prove their cases for the elections to be upturned. In the Ogbadibo State Constituency election, Justice Mohammed held that the petitioners, Patrick Enemari and the PDP, failed to prove that the election was characterised by malpractices, as alleged in their petition. He also said the petitioners failed to call necessary…

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