January 19, (THEWILL) – The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the victory of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 gubernatorial election in Delta State.
A five-member panel of the apex court dismissed the three separate appeals filed by Ovie Omo-Agege, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and his counterparts in the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Labour Party (LP), in the March 18th governorship election in Delta state.
The appellants had prayed the apex court to set aside the judgement of the lower courts, which earlier affirmed the victory of Oborevwori in the election.
Delivering its judgement on Friday, the apex court’s five-man panel, chaired by Justice Inyang Okoro, held that the appellants failed to prove their case that the 2023 gubernatorial election in Delta State was conducted without substantial compliance with the Electoral Act.
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