Appeal Court Reserves Judgment in Delta Gov Election Suit
The Appeal Court sitting in Benin, Edo State has reserved judgment in the appeal challenging the ruling of the Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Asaba, which upheld the declaration of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa of the People’s Democratic Party as winner of the April 11 governorship poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Not satisfied with the decision of the October 26 ruling of the tribunal in Asaba, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, O’tega Emerhor, and the All Progressives Congress had through their counsel, Chief Thompson Okpoko SAN, approached the Appeal Court to set aside the tribunal’s judgment and order a rerun election in the state.
Not satisfied with the decision of the October 26 ruling of the tribunal in Asaba, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, O’tega Emerhor, and the All Progressives Congress had through their counsel, Chief Thompson Okpoko SAN, approached the Appeal Court to set aside the tribunal’s judgment and order a rerun election in the state.
