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Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has disproved the report that the Federal Court in Warri upheld Sen Ovie Omo-Agege and Francis Waive as the duly nominated candidates for the Delta Central and Ughelli North/South/ Udu Federal Constituency in the last elections.
Emerhor who made the statement through his media aide, Aghogho Orotomah, said he was shocked by the widely circulated false report on Omo-Agege’s affirmation as APC candidate for Delta central’
The statement reads:
THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT IN WARRI DID NOT AFFIRM OMO AGEGE AS APC CANDIDATE FOR DELTA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
We have received with shock and dismay, the widely circulated false report that the Federal High Court, sitting in Warri, yesterday upheld Sen Ovie Omo-Agege and Francis Waive as the duly nominated candidates for the Delta Central and Ughelli North/South/ Udu Federal Constituency in the last elections.
There’s nothing further from the truth. We are shocked because NAN, to which the story is credited, simply adopted wholesale the false press statements of Omo-Agege and Waive’s legal counsel, and largely ignored that of Emerhor’s counsel.
These are the facts of the matter.
IN VIEW OF THE EARLIER DECISION OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT, FHC, ASABA , OLOROGUN OTEGA EMERHOR’S COUNSEL FILED A MOTION TO DISCONTINUE THE WARRI SUIT AND STRIKE SAME OUT.
THE JUDGE, JUSTICE EMEKA NWITE J., HOWEVER PROCEEDED WITH HIS JUDGMENT .
HE AFFIRMED THAT THE ASABA JUDGMENT HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE NOMINATION ISSUE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO IT, AND HE DID NOT.
THE JUDGE ONLY NOTED THAT SINCE OMO-AGEGE WAS NOT JOINED AS A PARTY,HE WOULD NOT DECIDE THE CASE IN HIS ABSENCE.
HE THEREFORE STRUCK OUT THE SUIT.
THE REAL PURPORT OF THE DECISION IS THAT THE JUDGMENT OF THE FHC ASABA STANDS.
We are naturally taken aback by the report credited to NAN. How can a case struck out, not dismissed, for lack of jurisdiction be said to uphold Omo-Agege’s false claim to the Delta Central Senate seat?
Does the reporter realise that any remarks in court that are not enrolled as consequential orders are obiter dicta, mere expression of opinion not essential to the decision and therefore of no moment?
We hold NAN in towering esteem and are convinced that the reporter’s tales by moonlight are entirely of his own creation and have nothing to do with the agency and its other hard working employees.
We herewith attach our statement circulated to him and which he willfully ignored.
Aghogho Orotomah
Special Assistant, Media,
To Olorogun O’tega Emerhor.