AN appeal court in Lagos has upheld the election of Ibori-Suenu Erhiatake, a member representing Delta State’s Ethiope East/Ethiope West Federal Constituency and the daughter of the state’s former governor,James Ibori.
The congressman defeated Ben Igbakpa of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Halims Ahoda of the All Progressives Congress, and Ogboru Etabunor of the All Progressives Grand Alliance on the Peoples Democratic Party platform.
In his decision, Justice Festus Ogbuinaya upheld the PDP candidate’s election and dismissed the appellants’ appeals.
In a press release issued yesterday, Erhiatake referred to the Court of Appeal’s decision as a “victory from God” and dedicated it to her constituents.
She praised the court of appeals judgment, declaring that democracy had arrived not only in Delta but throughout Nigeria.
