AGENE GODWIN, Benin
The Court of Appeal has moved ruling in the Delta State Governorship Election Petition appeal to its headquarters in Abuja, Global Patriot Newspapers can confirm.
The judgement which had been earlier scheduled for the Appeal court in Benin, Thursday was allegedly moved to Abuja for undisclosed reason.
The Front Desk Officer, Appeal Court, Benin said they have been communicated that the judgment was now to hold in Abuja on Thursday by 10am.
The officer who pleaded anonymity, said ‘we were asked to communicate to the affected parties that the judgment would hold in Abuja.’
Attempt to get reason behind the movement from the Deputy Chief Registrar, Mrs Ijeoma Nwobia proved abortive.
She told our correspondent that she was busy and had no time to attend to journalists.
It would be recalled that the appeal court sitting in Benin had, Thursday, reserved judgment on the appeal brought before it by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Olorogun O’ tega Emerhor.
The Delta State governorship election petition tribunal had in October declared Dr Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the April gubernatorial poll.
The tribunal had ruled in favour of the governor and Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), dismissing the petition filed by Emerhor.
Emerhor had approached the election petition tribunal to nullify the April poll on the ground of non-compliance with the electoral Act 2010 (as amended)
