Tribunal Removes LP Okolie , Declares PDP Elumelu As Winner Of Reps Seat In Delta

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State has removed Labour Party (LP) candidate, Ngozi Okolie who was declared the winner of the 2023 House of Representatives election for Aniocha-Oshimili Federal Constituency 

The tribunal, in a judgement on Monday, nullified the declaration of Okolie by the 

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declaring Ndudi Elumelu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election 

The tribunal ruled  that Okolie was not duly sponsored by the Labour Party since he was not a member of the party as of May 28, 2022, when the party’s primary was held.

It therefore declared the runner-up in the February 25, 2023 National Assembly, the former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives in the 9th legislature  as the winner of the poll 

The PDP candidate had filed his petition, praying for the tribunal to disqualify Okolie on the ground that he was duly elected by  the Labour Party to contest the poll