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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The governorship election tribunal in Delta State has dismissed the petition of the Labour Party\u2019s candidate for failure to apply for \u201cpre-hearing\u201d notice\u201d.<\/p>\n

This has sparked wild jubilation in the camps of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his supporters.<\/p>\n

The tribunal, which sits in Asaba, the state capital, dismissed the Labour Party\u2019s petition in the early hours of today.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) said its petition, filed by its candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, is well grounded in law and facts, not sentiment.<\/p>\n

APC Publicity Secretary in Delta State, Mr. Valentine Onojeghuo, expressed confidence that the judiciary will do justice to Omo-Agege\u2019s petition by recovering the mandate of the people from the custody of the \u201ctemporary placeholder\u201d and returning it to its rightful owner.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlready, the opposition PDP is jittery, going by the performance of our lawyers at the tribunal and you can feel the palpable tension that has engulfed them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also added: \u201cEvery Deltan knows that we won the governorship election but for the criminal conspiracy perpetrated against the choice of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some members of the Labour Party said the tribunal\u2019s judgement should be challenged at the Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The governorship election tribunal in Delta State has dismissed the petition of the Labour Party\u2019s candidate for failure to apply for \u201cpre-hearing\u201d notice\u201d. This has sparked wild jubilation in the camps of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his supporters. 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