The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved the July 24 judgment by the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba, declaring Ndudi Elumelu of the Peoples Democratic Party as winner of the last election for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State.
The Appellate Court, in two judgments on Thursday, declared Ngozi Okolie of the Labour Party as the authentic winner of the February 25 election, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The court knocked the election petitions 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 agreed with lawyer to the Labour Party, 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 to Delta State Government as required by the Constitution.
