Appeal Court restores Oborevwori as Delta PDP guber flagbearer

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday restored the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly Oborevwori Sheriff as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the state in the 2023 general elections.

The three-member panel of the appellate court, led by Justice Peter Ige, voided and set aside the July 7 judgment of Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court which had nullified his nomination on grounds of certificate forgery and perjury.

According to the appellate court, the Federal High Court lacked the jurisdiction to have entertained the suit by David Edevbie on the grounds that the cause of action had not crystallised as at when the suit was filed.

The appellate court further held that Edevbie failed to prove his claim that Oborevwori supplied false and forged academic credentials and other documents to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) INEC in aid of his qualification for the governorship election.

It added that Justice Taiwo Taiwo (now retired) who delivered the July 7, 2022 judgment, erred when he upheld Edevbie’s claims after finding that the cause of action has not crystallised because Oborevwori’s name was not yet submitted to INEC and published.

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(Nation)