The 2015 pre election case between the Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Honourable Friday Osanebi and one Emeka Ozegbe has been laid to rest with a ruling by the Supreme Court of Nigeria in favour of the Deputy Speaker.
The Supreme Court Panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigersis, Justice Walter Onnoghe set aside the judgement of the lower courts, saying that the Deputy Speaker had no case whatsoever to answer in the 2015 pre-election case.
Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, immediately after the court session, lead counsel to the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Joe Agi, SAN, said both the trial court judgment and the court of appeal judgment had been nullified in view of section 285 subsection 12, of the forth alteration to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Reacting to the ruling, Osanebi thanked God for his love and faithfulness, describing the judiciary as the last hope of the common man.
He also thanked the state Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the state leadership of the PDP, the leadership and members of the State House of Assembly, the people of Ndokwa east, his friends and well wishers for their support and prayers while the litigations lasted.
Osanebi assured Ndokwa east people that they were in safe hands with him as their representative, promising them a more robust representation in the State Assembly.
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