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23/12/2022

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11/09/2022

OLOROGUN DAVID EDEVBIE FILES 23 GROUNDS OF APPEAL AT THE SUPREME COURT CHALLENGING THE DECISION OF THE APPELLATE COURT.

With the decision of David Edevbie to proceed to the Supreme Court with an appeal to challenge the Court of Appeal decision setting aside his victory at the High Court, the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State has to wait for a final decision on who its authentic governorship candidate is, Alex Enumah examines the grounds of appeal.

Two weeks after the Court of Appeal set aside his victory at the Federal High Court in respect of his quest to seek the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Mr. David Edevbie, has asked the Supreme Court to re-affirm his candidacy in the 2023 election.

Edevbie in a 23-ground of appeal faulted the unanimous decisions of the three-man panel of the Court of Appeal led by Justice Peter Ige. He, consequently, asked the apex court to hold that he is the rightful candidate of the PDP in the governorship election slated for February next year.

The judgement of the Appeal Court had come under fire with many lawyers feeling that the panel did not do enough justice to the case. They faulted Justice Ige for holding that it was not enough for Edevbie to say that Oborevwori’s certificates and other documents were forged, but he must prove beyond reasonable that it was the defendant himself who forged the said certificates and other documents. They argued that the case is not a criminal matter but a civil and electoral matter which should have been treated as such.

They further faulted Justice Ige for holding that Oborevwori’s name had not yet been forwarded to INEC as PDP’s candidate and that Edevbie ought to have waited for crystalisation of the process before going to court.

For these reasons, they urged Edevbie to proceed to the Supreme Court in order to enrich the country’s jurisprudence.

This, perhaps prompted him to file a 23-ground of appeal before the Supreme Court, faulting the decisions of the three-man panel of the Court of Appeal. In ground 3 of the appeal, he claimed that the appellate court erred in law when it held that his suit “at the trial court was not cognisable as an originating summons action”.

According to his lawyer, Mr Ejembi Eko (SAN), Order 3, Rules 6 of the Federal High Court Rules 2019, mandated that suit seeking the interpretation of any statute/ instrument and the determination of any question based on same should be via originating summons.

Appellant further submitted that the pre-election practice direction of the Federal High Court 2022 mandated that “all pre-election matters such as the instant suit as presented before the lower trial court should be by originating summons.

Also, the former Commissioner for Fanance submitted that contrary to the claim of the appellate court that the case of PDP and others versus Degi-Eremenyo and others of 2020 had been “superceded” by the Supreme Court and that same did not apply to the narrow facts of the instant case, the case is still extant and has not been overruled by the apex court.

The appellant also disagreed with the ruling of the lower court that his case “had not crystalised and was premature” when it was filed. He argued that as an aspirant, the law stipulated that any complaint he had relating and arising from participating in a party’s primary must be ventilated within 14 days, adding that the cause of action of his case accrued within the 14 days allowed by Section 285 (14) of the Constitution .

He further faulted the decision of the appellate court which held that there was no cause of action under Section 84 of the Electoral Act, claiming that the cause of action was that the 1st respondent did not possess the minimum requirements to participate in the election as stated by Section 177 of the Constitution.

On proving the allegations “beyond reasonable doubt”, Edevbie argued that”there is no principle of law that proof beyond reasonable doubt cannot be achieved by documentary evidence alone”, adding that the standard proof of presentation of false/fake or forged documents in an election matter is distinct from the standard proof in a strict civil or criminal action.

He further claimed that the Court of Appeal erred when they concluded that failure to call evidence from the institutions that issued certificates and other impugned documents was fatal to the case because the 1st respondent never denied ownership of the documents and affidavits pleaded against him.

27/08/2022

A Bright Future Awaits Delta

(Goodwill message by Olorogun David Edevbie on Delta @ 31)

On this occasion of the 31st anniversary of the creation of our dear state, I am especially delighted to join all Deltans in celebration.

From its creation in 1991 and into the current democratic dispensation in 1999 till date, we have accomplished tremendous progress in terms of physical and human development for which all Deltans can be proud and grateful to God.

Through these years, roads and bridges have been built to connect our various communities; various social infrastructures have been established to cater for the needs of the people, but most important is that we have upheld our diversity with pride and protected our unity against all odds.

For these, I congratulate all Deltans in recognition that everyone, men and women, young and old, rural and urban, has contributed to the process, individually and collectively.

I commend successive Governors of the State, especially their Excellencies, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan and Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, for their continued provision of quality and visionary leadership and direction.

I also commend our traditional rulers and various leaders of our communities as well as leaders of political, spiritual, civic, business, sports, education, health and security institutions for their contributions and commitment to the growth of our state and its peace and harmony.

Of particular note also is the Peoples Democratic Party and its leadership from inception till date for their efforts in maintaining the political harmony and stability of our state in the last two decades.

Indeed, we cannot claim that we have attained our best. We are still far from achieving the Delta State of our dreams as it is still a work in progress.

However, with gratitude to Almighty God for blessing us with colossal mineral, agricultural, water, land and above all, talented human resources, we must remain resolute in optimising these to achieve the great and manifest destiny God designed for us.

The past 31 years have been primarily focused on building structures and strengthening our institutions. As we advance in age, we must now accelerate our development strides to attain a new world of greater industrial, commercial and technological prowess by which the world will reckon with us in various fields of human endeavours, and our young men and women can realise a brighter future.

Delta must redefine its capacity for productivity, commercial success and economic prosperity.

This is achievable with strong-willed leadership, able to break new grounds, and the commitment to inclusive development for our entire citizenry.

A bright future awaits Delta, and as we look ahead to this next stage of our march of progress, I urge all Deltans to uphold the ideals of mutual love, peace, tolerance and determination, which are preconditions for a modernised state.

Congratulations Deltans!
Congratulations, our dear leaders!
Long live Delta State!

Olorogun David Edevbie
PDP Governorship Candidate

25/08/2022

24/08/2022

*Olorogun David Edevbie is the CANDIDATE*

The set time in accordance with the electoral laws has come for citizens to excise their franchise to elect their leaders.

The resilience and enterprising spirit that is uniquely deltan has thrown up the very best for the office of the governor come 2023.

Olorogun David Edevbie is not one of the option 2023, he is the man God has ordained and prepared for the office of the governor of Delta state with a clear blue print to modernize and industrialize Delta State.

Olorogun David Edevbie is a technocrat, a critical thinker, properly schooled in academics, industry and governance.

Let's join hands and ♥ heart together to elect and work with Olorogun David Edevbie and modernize Delta State together.

21/08/2022

20/08/2022

Happy birthday to our State Coordinator Mr. Flourish Jijevwe Akaba. Happy many returns sir.

10/08/2022

A sustained development of Delta State is dependent on our support of the best capable hand for the job.