Fresh Trouble For Oborevwori, PDP As London-Based Lawyer Seeks Party’s Disqualification From Guber Race

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer
Delta 2023: Court Restrains Oborevwori From Parading Self As PDP Governorship Candidate

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The celebration in the camps of Sheriff Oborevwori following the Supreme Court judgment on Friday that affirmed him as the authentic governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State has been cut short as a London-based Legal Practitioner, Aghwarianovwe Ikie has instituted fresh legal battle against him.

Ikie, a London-based senior lawyer in the writ of summons marked FHC/ ABJ/CS/1857/2022 and filed on October 13, 2022, is seeking Oborevwori’s disqualification and that the party be barred from pushing in a replacement.

The PDP, Oborevwori and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC are joined as 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants respectively in the suit.

He is praying among others that the court should pronounce portions of the information filed by Oborevwori for the PDP primary election as false and among others declare him ineligible to contest.

The plaintiff’s claims include: “A declaration that the information, particulars and documents contained in the 3rd defendant’s INEC form EC9 given by the 2nd defendant duly sworn to by him on June 30, 2022, submitted by the 1st defendant and published by the 3rd defendant on October 4, 2022, for the 2023 general election to the office of the governor of Delta State contain false information as they relate to the 2nd defendant’s constitutional requirement for the said office contrary to section 29(5)&(6) of the Electoral Act 2022.

“An order disqualifying the 2nd defendant sponsored by the 1st defendant from contesting the election to the office of governor of Delta State in the 2023 general elections. An order disqualifying the 1st defendant from sponsoring the 2nd defendant or any other candidate for the office of governor of Delta state in the 2023 general election pursuant to Section 29(6)of the Electoral Act, 2022.

“An order restraining the 2nd defendant from parading himself as a candidate for the office of governor of Delta State in the 2023 general election. An order restraining the 1st defendant from parading the 2nd defendant or any other candidate as her candidate in the 2023 general election to the office of the governor of Delta State.

“An order of perpetual injunction restraining the 3rd defendant from recognising or doing anything whatsoever towards recognising the 2nd defendant sponsored by the 1st defendant as the 1st defendant’s candidate for the office of governor of Delta state in the 2023 general elections.

Ikie is being represented by Dr Alex Izinyon, SAN in the case that is bound to be watched with keen interest by many stakeholders within and outside the PDP.

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