By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja today disqualified Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborowheri on certificate issues.
The court ruled that Oborevwori was not qualified to contest in the first place. It means that his participation in the PDP governorship Primaries was an aberration.
Not satisfied with the outcome of the primary, Olorogun David Edevbie had filed a suit against Oborevwori and the PDP.
Edevbie posited that the PDP violated its constitution in the process of the Delta State congress, which produced Oborevwori.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/795/2022, Edevbie prayed the court to restrain the PDP from forwarding Oborevwori’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and also restrain INEC from receiving or recognizing Sheriff Oborevwori as duly elected as the party’s flag bearer.
Olorogun David Edevbie further sought a restraining order barring Oborevwori from parading himself as the governorship candidate of the party for the forthcoming election.
In the judgement which granted all the prayers sought by the Delta State immediate past Chief of Staff, Olorogun David Edevbie and renders all votes cast for Sheriff Oborevwori null and void and of no effect, the presiding judge, Taiwo Taiwo, held that the suit was meritorious and accordingly granted the reliefs of the Edevbie against Oborevwori.
With the judgement, it is left for the PDP to quickly arrange a substitution or wait for possible appeal of the judgement by Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA) Speaker Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, but minding the timeline for substitution of candidates.
While advising the PDP to immediately substitute Olorogun David Edevbie’s name as the Party candidate for the Governorship having come second position, sources are of the believe that the Court shied away from declaring the Second runner up for reason best known to them.