Appeal Court Affirms Ned Nwoko Winner Of Delta North Senatorial Seat

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The Court of Appeal in Asaba has upheld the sacking of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi as the senator-elect for Delta North Senatorial District.

Delivering the judgment via Zoom on Wednesday, Justice Olubunmi Oyewole said Nwaoboshi’s appeal lacked merit.

A Federal High Court in Abuja had earlier in April sacked Nwaoboshi after a suit was filed by Senator Ned Nwoko challenging the election of Nwaoboshi as the senator-elect for Delta North Senatorial District.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed ruled that Nwaoboshi was not the duly elected candidate of the PDP in the primary election and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the name of Nwoko as the PDP candidate, having established before the court that he secured the highest number of votes in the primary election.

Justice Oyewole on Wednesday ruled that  “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 concluded 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. Appeal dismissed.”

[PoliticsNigeria/SA]