FRI, 19 AUG, 2022-theGBJournal| The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday reserved judgment in a suit filed by Sheriff Oborevwori, the PDP governorship candidate in Delta challenging a lower court judgment disqualifying him.
The lead Judge in the case, Justice Peter Ige, set an unspecified date for ruling, saying a date for judgment will be communicated to all parties.
David Edevbie, a former Commissioner for Finance and PDP candidate who contested the state’s governorship election against Oborevwori filed a suit alleging discrepancies in Oborevwori’s certificates after he was defeated at the party Primary in May.
Oborevwori, speaker of the Delta house of assembly, polled 590 votes in primary to beat David Edevbie, his closest rival, who polled 113 votes.
Edevbie also argued that the PDP violated its constitution in the process of the state congress, which produced Oborevwori.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/795/2022, the plaintiff prayed the court to restrain the PDP from forwarding Oborevwori’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He also prayed the court to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from receiving or recognising Oborevwori as duly nominated as the party’s flag bearer.
He further sought a restraining order barring Oborevwori from parading himself as the governorship candidate of the party for the forthcoming election.
However, delivering a ruling on July 7, Taiwo Taiwo, trial judge of a Federal High Court in
Abuja held that the suit was meritorious and accordingly granted the reliefs of the plaintiff against Oborevwori.
Dissatisfied, Oborevwori and the PDP filed two separate appeals CA/ABJ/CV/778/22 and CA/ABJ/CV/779/22, praying the court to void the judgment of the trial court.
At the court session on Friday, parties in the suit adopted their brief of arguments and a three-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice Peter Ige, reserved judgment.
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