Omo-Agege’s reelection suffers setback

The Federal High Court in Asaba has overruled the Jones Erue-led
executive committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State
and nullified candidates fielded by the faction of the party for 2019
elections.

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege

In its judgment, the court, presided over by Justice Toyin Adegoke,
upheld the Cyril Ogodo-led Delta APC faction, declaring the executives
as duly elected.

Justice Adegoke held that all actions purportedly taken by the
Erue-led executives were null and void, thereby nullifying the candidacy
of the candidates who emerged from the primaries conducted by the
Erue-led executives.

According to Rowland Ekpe, the counsel to the Cyril Ogodo exco, the
re-election of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta Central and
other candidates in the just-concluded elections, is now null and void
following the judgment since they all emerged from the primaries
conducted by the Erue-led executives.

“The primaries conducted by Mefor Progress, those names are the authentic names,” Ekpe stressed.

Other candidates affected by the judgment include the state
governorship candidate, Great Ogboru, and the senatorial candidate for
Delta South Senatorial District and immediate past governor of the
state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, among others.

Meanwhile, Mr Okubo Nwachukwu, counsel to the Erue-led executives
said they would review the court’s judgment, noting that they would
appeal the verdict passed by Justice Toyin Adegoke.

“We will look at the judgment, and see what we are going to do, but
hopefully we are going to appeal against the judgment. I am very certain
that the appeal will be favourable,” Mr Nwachukwu stated.