The Supreme Court in Abuja Friday affirmed the Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, upholding the earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal.
In their judgment, a five-man of the apex court led by Justice Inyang Okoro dismissed the petition by Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which had sought to overturn the PDP candidate’s election on the ground of alleged over-voting and non-compliance with the electoral laws.
Dismissing Omo-Agege and his APC’s petition, the Supreme Court held that the appellant was unable to prove his case of over-voting and non-compliance with the electoral laws.
The court, in its lead judgement, held that the appeal lacked merit. It also dismissed the appeal by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate against Governor Oborevwori.
Oborevwori, who was the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was declared winner of the March 18th governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Omo-Agege had afterwards proceeded to the Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to challenge the result declared by INEC.
However, the Supreme Court upheld the concurrent findings of both the tribunal, which had earlier dismissed Omo-Agege’s petition, and the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, which affirmed the tribunal’s decision.
