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July 17, 2007
Elections tribunal strikes out Uduaghan’s objection
DELTA State election petition tribunal sitting at Court 5, Umuazei in the capital Asaba yesterday struck out the preliminary objection filed before it by state governor Emmanuel Uduaghan against the petition by Action Congress (AC) governorship candidate in the April election, Mr. Peter Okocha challenging his emergence at the election.
CAJETAN MMUTA, Asaba
Tribunal chairman Justice Ayobode Lokulo-Sodipe while ruling in favour of AC candidate whose "locus standi" at the tribunal was called to question by Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), lead counsel to Uduaghan, said "the tribunal finds the instant application incompetent since all the grounds of the objection predicated on the lack of locus standi of the first petitioner in no way arise exporte in the petition. The motion dated June 11, 2007 is accordingly struck out."
Posted by Publisher at July 17, 2007 03:08 PM
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