Among those sacked are Justice J.O. Bada, Justice P.M. Ekpe, Justice H.A. Barka, Justice M.N. Oniyiangi, and Justice U.A. Ogakwu. The newcomers include Justice Mrs Uwani Abba-Aji (Chairman), Justice Tom Yakubu, Justice Mhd Danjuma, Justice I.O. Akeju, and Justice (Mrs) Bolaji-Yusuf.
It would be recalled that the governorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Emerhor Otega, and the Labour Party (LP) Great Ogboru, dragged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Appeal Court, urging it to annul the Justice N.U. Gummi’s decision declaring Governor Okowa the winner of the election.
According to Sahara Reporters, the compromised judges were sacked last week and the newly appointed judges to handle the governorship appeal case resumed office last Monday. The judgement for the Delta State governorship case has been reserved for this week on December 22 - 23
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