From Godwin Tsa, Abuja

The Supreme Court has fixed October 21 to deliver judgment on the appeal challenging  the nomination of the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Sherrif Oborevwori, as governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

The appeal was filed by governorship aspirant of the party, Mr. Olorogun Edevbie, who alleged that Oborevwori submitted false and forged documents to the party, in aid of qualification to contest the election billed for March 11, 2023.

Justice Taiwo of the Abuja division of the Federal High court (now retired),  had on July 7, disqualified Oborevwori from contesting the 2023 governorship election in Delta State.

The trial court held that evidence before it confirmed that the defendant supplied false and forged documents to the PDP in aid of his qualification for the governorship election.

The decision was however upturned by the Court of Appeal in Abuja upon an appeal filed by Oborevwori.

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Specifically, the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal had in its judgement on August 29, restored Oborevwori as the governorship candidate of the PDP in the state.

Justices led by Justice Olabisi Ige, vacated the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which earlier directed INEC to recognise Edevbie as the bonafide candidate of the PDP for the election.

It held that the high court wrongly relied on Originating Summons Edevbie brought before it to disqualify Oborevwori on the premise that he tendered forged certificates to the PDP.

Delivering the lead judgement, Justice Ige noted that allegations Edevbie raised against Oborevwori “were deeply rooted and founded in criminality”.

Disatisfied,  Edevbie approached the Supreme Court with an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal.