The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared Ngozi Okolie of the Labour Party the winner of the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency election in Delta State.
The appellate court set aside the July 24 judgment by the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba that declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Ndudi Elumelu as the winner.
The appeal court while delivering judgment in the petition filed before it on Thursday, September 13, faulted the tribunal for voiding Okolie’s election and proceeded to dismiss the petition filed by Elumelu before the trial tribunal and on which the voided judgment was given.
The Court of Appeal aligned with the Labour Party counsel, Mahmud Magaji (SAN) that contrary to the finding of the tribunal, Okolie was duly nominated and sponsored by his party and that he resigned his appointment as a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Delta State Government as required by the Constitution.
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