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Post-Election Litigations in Delta, A Glance at Gbagi's Argument, The Call for Judicial Integrity

Post-Election Litigations in Delta, A Glance at Gbagi's Argument, The Call for Judicial Integrity 


The Post-election litigations by Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi of the Social Democratic Party, SDP is not  repugnant to due process and orderly conduct but a process that is much better than any form of 'crude underground war'

If the country's Judiciary upholds integrity and refused to be corrupt,
there will be sanity and orderliness in our democratic process and they will retain the identity of being the last hope of the common man.
Delta State is not left out on the legal voyage where Chief Kenneth Gbagi of the SDP, a lawyer is insisting that; most of the parties and their candidates for the 2023 governorship election in the state are not qualified. And he alone, (Gbagi) was qualified before the law.

Also, the governorship election was not conducted by the Electoral Act 2022 as amended and other statutory provisions. The litigation is one of its kind since the inception of Democracy in the history of Delta State where the candidates paraded by the political parties were alleged to have blemishes and not qualify to have any business contesting the 2023 Election.

For Gbagi, the hope to liberate Delta state is renewed with his 79-page petition at the state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to challenging the declaration of the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, RT Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori as the winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state.

The Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Labour Party (LP), Ken Pela were all roped into the petition to defend themselves.

With all litigations here and there, Deltans desire a trustworthy and reliable politician with a resume to match the performance of Chief James Ibori and Felix Ibru who were past Governors of Delta State. 

Even if the general impression of many Nigerians is that the Judiciary has failed on several occasions, to deploy its very enormous powers in a manner that serves to consolidate Nigeria’s democracy, Deltans are hopeful that a cash-and-carry Judicial system would not serve the purpose of strengthening our democracy. 

As a democratic process, Gbagi vowed to retrieve his mandate legitimately, and  that his petition has to do with qualifications of candidates and non-compliance with provisions of the Electoral Act.

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