Senator Omo-Agege triumphs at elections petition tribunal in Delta
- The elections petitions tribunal sitting in Asaba has declared deputy senate president Omo-Agege winner of the election in Delta Central Senatorial District
- The ruling which was delivered by the panel on Saturday, September 7 said PDP's Oboro could not prove her case convincingly
- A jubilant Senator Omo-Agege said the petition by Oboro was a needless distraction
The Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has been declared the authentic winner of the senatorial election in Delta Central Senatorial District.
Sahara Reporters writes that the Delta State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Asaba upheld Senator Omo-Agege's election.
Delivering the unanimous judgement on Saturday, September 7, the panel dismissed the petition of Peoples Democratic Party Evelyn Oboro on the grounds that it lacked merit.
The tribunal said the petitioner failed to prove her case beyond reasonable doubt.
Oboro had filed a petition challenging the victory of Omo-Agege but could not prove her case convincingly.
A joyous Omo-Agege took to his social media accounts to celebrate his victory.
He tweeted:
Omo-Agege said in the statement signed by his media aide Yomi Odunuga that the petition by Oboro was a needless distraction.
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He said: “With the determined support of his constituents, transparent election victory was achieved and it is no surprise that Saturday’s unanimous judgment by the election petition tribunal sitting in Asaba was that the resounding electoral victory be upheld.
" We must restate the fact that the petition to the Tribunal by the Peoples Democratic Party's candidate was a needless distraction and a waste of the Tribunal's time going by the fact that the petitioner was defeated in her polling unit, ward and even local government area by Senator Omo-Agege with the monumental support of his people at the grassroots and the thousands of votes."
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that it was mixed results for the PDP in other senatorial elections in Delta state.
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Senator Peter Nwaoboshi was declared the rightful winner of the Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly.
The tribunal sitting in Asaba, the Delta State capital gave the ruling on Saturday, September 7.
But Senator Manager was not so lucky. He was sacked as the lawmaker representing Delta South Senatorial District in the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
The tribunal nullified his election and ordered a fresh election within 90 days over what the panel described as massive flaws in the conduct of the February 23 senatorial election in the district.
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