The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal brought before it by Ikie Aghwarianovwe against the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, for lacking in merit.
In the appeal, Aghwarianowe, a gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, was seeking the disqualification of the governor over the alleged falsification of documents.
However, in a unanimous judgement of the apex court delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the court held that the appellant failed to prove his case beyond a reasonable doubt.
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