Palpable anxiety appears to be hanging densely over Delta State as the Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal is set to make final ruling on the two petitions filed against the election of Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa as Governor following the April 11, 2015 election in the state.

The tribunal is expected to give its verdict within 48 hours on the petitions filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), O'tega Emerhor, and that of the Labour Party (LP), Great Ovedje Ogboru, challenging the declaration of Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Delta State Governor by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which was joined in the suits as 3rd Respondent.

The tribunal Chairman, Justice Nasiru Gunmi, about two weeks ago announced that the three-man panel would pronounce its judgment at a date not later that October 28, 2015.

Justice Gunmi said that this was based on the fact that counsel to the respective parties (petitioners and respondents) had on Tuesday, 13 October, 2015 concluded the adoption of their respective written addresses by both the respondents and the petitioners.

The tribunal chairman stated that the tribunal would communicate the actual date of the final ruling on the petitions by the APC and LP "on or before October 28, 2015".

Counsel to Okowa, the PDP and INEC in the two cases, Dr Alex Iziyon (SAN), Mr Timothy Kehinde (SAN) and Mr Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), respectively adopted the written address on the petition by Chief Great Ogboru and the LP as well as that filed by O'tega Emerhor of the APC.

Generally, the three counsel sought the dismissal of the two petitions, which are essentially seeking the cancellation of the election and an order of the tribunal for a rerun.

chocolateme:
Whattttt?? Okowa is a good man, was the SSG going out when I was entering SSG for my NYSC. His fatherly disposition is outstNding.
Nawaooo!! Politics bad oo..
But chief Ogboru the great is one die hard I have ever seem in my life..
He can never accept defeat, several times now of which I participated twice in conducting his elections, he has vied for gubernatorial severally yet keeps failing, I don't know if it's because of his party or past involvement during military regime.
I think he is my inspiration on never giving up in life so easily.
I don't know y politics is so dirty..

kingsolex:



its dirty cause u make quick money, fame and fortune so greedy people will try to Rob worthy people at all cost!!! that's ur answer.

okomogo:
Tribunal can cancel the election and ask for a re-run for all I care, Quote me if you can APC CAN NEVER WIN ELECTIONS IN DELTA RIVERS AND AKWA IBOM STATE.

okomogo:
Tribunal can cancel the election and ask for a re-run for all I care, Quote me if you can APC CAN NEVER WIN ELECTIONS IN DELTA RIVERS AND AKWA IBOM STATE.

chocolateme:
yea true dear, why are u still awake by this time? See time, I think u should go to bed.

new2020:
I'm calling on my Biafran people in Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Delta and Bayelsa to resist APC-Fulani-Yoruba slave party with every fiber of their being. They are trying to swindle all oil producing states in SS. Is it by coincidence that they are not contesting my state election...Cross River? Because we have no oil or rather minuscule amount so they are not interested. Open your eyes my people, they will milk your states like they milked Rivers under Ameachi.

GMB will spark a revolution in SS I'm telling you. Tension is high now in Rivers...the people are with Wike

new2020:
I'm calling on my Biafran people in Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Delta and Bayelsa to resist APC-Fulani-Yoruba slave party with every fiber of their being. They are trying to swindle all oil producing states in SS. Is it by coincidence that they are not contesting my state election...Cross River? Because we have no oil or rather minuscule amount so they are not interested. Open your eyes my people, they will milk your states like they milked Rivers under Ameachi.

GMB will spark a revolution in SS I'm telling you. Tension is high now in Rivers...the people are with Wike

okomogo:
Tribunal can cancel the election and ask for a re-run for all I care, Quote me if you can APC CAN NEVER WIN ELECTIONS IN DELTA RIVERS AND AKWA IBOM STATE.