The Court of Appeal, Lagos on Friday, in a unanimous judgment, affirmed the election of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as the winner of the March 18, poll, in Delta State.
The three-member tribunal headed by Justice C.H. Ahuchaogu dismissed the petition filed by former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
The tribunal held that the petition contained unsubstantiated allegations, noting that it was devoid of merit and speculative.
Recall that Omo-Agege, however, filed an appeal at the appellate court, challenging the judgment of the election petition tribunal.
Omo-Agege, who is the immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, in his appeal, had prayed to be declared winner of the poll.
But Oborevwori urged the court to dismiss the appeal which he contended lacked merit.
In its judgment on Friday, the Court of Appeal upheld Oborevwori’s election and dismissed Omo-Agege’s appeal for lacking in merit.
The appellate court also upheld the judgment of the lower tribunal. The tribunal in a separate judgment dismissed the appeal by Kenneth Gbaji of Social Democratic Party, SDP, against PDP, APC and Labour Party, LP, and their governorship candidates.
Similarly, the appellate court in a separate judgment dismissed the appeal by the Labour Party, LP, and its governorship candidate, Ken Pela, challenging the lower tribunal judgment, upholding the election of Oborevwori.
