The Federal High Court Abuja in April sacked Nwaoboshi as the senator-elect for Delta North Senatorial District
The Federal High Court Abuja in April sacked Nwaoboshi as the senator-elect for Delta North Senatorial District
The Court of Appeal in Asaba has upheld the sacking of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi as the senator-elect for Delta North Senatorial District.
Justice Olubunmi Oyewole, who read the judgement via Zoom on Wednesday, described Nwaoboshi’s appeal as lacking in merit.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave the order while delivering judgment in a suit filed by Mr. Ned Nwoko challenging the election of Nwaoboshi as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the October 2, 2018 primaries of the party held in Delta.
The court held that Nwaoboshi, a serving senator, was not the duly elected candidate of the PDP in the primary election.
Reading the ruling of the Appeal Court on Wednesday, Justice Oyewole said, The Appeal is against the decision of the National Assembly Election Tribunal, Asaba where it dismissed the Appellant’s petition against the return of the second Respondent for the Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly.
The court considered all the arguments canvassed by the parties on the issues and came to the conclusion that the appeal is devoid of merit and is accordingly dismissed.
The court considered all the arguments canvassed by the parties on the issues and came to the conclusion that the appeal is devoid of merit and is accordingly dismissed.
Although in this regard, the court did not award any cost and appreciated the industry put in by various counsel in respect of the various briefs.
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