… DISQUALIFIES PDP’S OBOREVWORI
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has disqualified the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sherrif Oborevwori, from participating in the 2023 governorship election in Delta State.
Justice Taiwo in his judgement on Thursday, ruled that the suit was meritorious and accordingly granted the reliefs against Oborevwori.
In a judgement delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, Oborevwori is not qualified to participate in the election.
The disqualification of Oborevwori is sequel to a suit that was brought before the court by an aggreived member of the party, Mr. Olorogun Edevbie.
Edevbie while approaching the court for justice, told the court that the Defendant was not validly nominated by the PDP.
According to him, the PDP violated both its constitution and the Electoral guidelines, during its state congress that produced Oborevwori as its flagbearer for the forthcoming gubernatorial election.
He, therefore, pleaded with the court to restrain the party from forwarding Oborevwori’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
He added also that INEC be restrained from receiving or recognising the Defendant as the duly nominated candidate of the party for the election.
Edevbie equally sought an order to restrain Oborevwori from parading or carrying himself as the governorship candidate of the PDP in the state.
He joined the PDP and INEC in the suit as defendants in the matter.