Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Delta State in the 2023 election, has stated that he intends to appeal the verdict of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which confirmed Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s election.
Omo-Agege stated this in a statement signed by him on Friday in Asaba.
”I call on our people to remain calm and law-abiding as we continue to pursue our case and cause,” he said.
The tribunal sitting in Asaba, headed by Justice HC Ahuchoago, had struck out the petition filed by Omo-Agege and his party challenging the victory of Oborevwiei for lack of merit.
”We came into this race to rescue our beloved Delta, knowing that it would not be a smooth sail.
”So, keep hope alive. With God, we shall get to our destination under His abiding grace.’
”Today, September 29, 2023, the Governorship Election Tribunal held in Asaba, Delta, gave judgement in our petition challenging the return of Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
”The outcome is not what we expected. Let it be said with every sense of conviction and responsibility that in reaching its judgement, the tribunal in Asaba, in our respectful view, failed to avert its mind to the intent of the plethora of unambiguous innovations now contained in the Electoral Act, 2022,” he said.