The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the nomination of Sherrif Oborevwori as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state.
A three-member panel of the appellate court, led by Olabisi Ige, overturned the judgement of an Abuja federal high court which directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise David Edevbie as the duly elected candidate of the PDP for the governorship election.
Aggrieved by the outcome of the primary, Edevbie had filed a suit against Oborevwori and the party, citing discrepancies in Oborevwori’s certificates.
Taiwo Taiwo, judge of a federal high court in Abuja, had disqualified Oborevwori for submitting false information to INEC to back his nomination as PDP’s candidate.
Edevbie, a former Commissioner of Finance under former Governor James Ibori, who came second in the primary, had alleged that Oborevwori forged his WAEC certificate and age, was not eligible to participate in the election.
Oborevwori, who is the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, had emerged candidate of the PDP in the May 25 primary election of the PDP for the selection of its governorship flag bearer.
