Supreme Court To Rule On Delta PDP Governorship Candidacy Tussle October 21

The Supreme Court has on Wednesday fixed Oct. 21 for judgment in an appeal filed by Mr David Edevbie, Delta governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2023 governorship election.

Edevbie is urging the Supreme Court to uphold the judgment of the Federal High Court which declared him the PDP candidate, Sheriff Orohwedor on his part, is pleading with the Apex Court to endorse the Court of Appeal which voided the decision of the high court.

Edevbie, on 23 grounds of appeal, faulted the entire unanimous decision of the three-man panel of the Court of Appeal led by Justice Peter Ige and asked the apex court to hold that he is the rightful candidate of the PDP in the Delta State governorship election slated for February 2023.

The appeal filed by his lawyer, Mr Eko Ejembi Eko,SAN, has Orohwedor, PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents, respectively.

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division had restored the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Francis Oborevwori as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in the state.

The judgment of the Court, voided and set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court which had, on July 7, 2022, nullified his nomination on ground of certificate forgery and perjury.