Delta Central District: Tribunal Delivers Judgment Contrary To Issues Before It – Oboro

Hon. Evelyn Omavowan Oboro, senatorial candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta Central District, has expressed
dissatisfaction over the judgment of the tribunal sitting in Asaba,
which dismissed her petition challenging the outcome of the Delta
Central Senatorial election held on February 23, 2019.

In a statement signed by her media office, the former federal
lawmaker, who represented Okpe, Sapele, Uvwie federal constituency
in the 7th and 8th National Assembly, also frowned at the refusal
by the tribunal to make available the copy of the judgment despite
applying for same as the elections related matters are time
bound.

It explained: “Our petition was the first petition filed before
the registry of the tribunal and also the first petition where
trial was commenced and concluded. it is worthy of note that we
were abruptly forced to close our case by the tribunal despite
having witnesses who had not testified.

“Trial in the petition was concluded on 17th of June, 2019 but
it took the tribunal more than two months before it could deliver
judgment knowing full well that election matters are time bound.
The same tribunal delivered judgment in a matter which had not even
commenced at the time trial in our case was already concluded.

“We have decided to appeal the judgment and copy of the judgment
needed by our counsel to file Notice of Appeal is not yet ready
after closure of our case over two months ago and the Tribunal is
aware of it as time has started running.”

While appealing to her teeming supporters to be calm as the
gross injustice called judgment will be set aside on appeal by
God’s grace, the court being hope of the common man.

The statement also appealed to the tribunal to urgently make
available copy of the judgment in order to pursue her appeal to
reclaim the mandate which, she said, was given to her by majority
of the electorates in the district.

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