The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, disqualified Oborevwori, in a judgment that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, saying that the PDP candidate lacked the legal competence to participate in the election.
The news of Sherrif Oborevwori, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2023 governorship election in Delta State has come as a shock to many supporters, and are currently dismayed by a huge blow that hit them sadly from within the party.
Their crisis was coming on the heels of a suit brought before the court by an aggrieved member of the party, Mr. Olorogun Edevbie.
According to the Abuja Federal High Court the plaintiff in the suit, Edevbie had among other things, declared that the defendant was not validly nominated by his party. Edevbie told the court that PDP violated both its constitution and the electoral guidelines, during its state congress that produced Oborevwori as its flag bearer for the forthcoming gubernatorial election.
Therefore, Plaintiff, prayed the court to restrict the party from forwarding Oborevwori’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and to also restrain the electoral body from receiving or recognizing him as the duly nominated candidate of the party for the election.
The plaintiff also wanted an order to restrain Oborevwori from parading or carrying himself as the governorship candidate of the PDP in the state.
Also cited as defendants in the matter were the PDP and INEC.
Meanwhile, in his judgment on Thursday, Justice Taiwo held that the suit was commendable and accordingly granted the reliefs against Oborevwori.
- Tags: 2023 election, APC, Delta State
