Peter Nwaoboshi was sacked shortly after being announced senator-elect during the 2019 general elections by a Federal High Court in Abuja, following allegations that he was not validly elected by his political party.
16 Facts About Peter Nwaoboshi
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Peter Nwaoboshi was born in 1958 in Delta State, Nigeria.
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Peter Nwaoboshi has a Master of Laws from Delta State University.
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Peter Nwaoboshi began his career in 1979 as an aide to Samuel Ogbemudia, Governor of the defunct Bendel State.
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Peter Nwaoboshi served for a second term as State Chairman in 2012 and in 2014 resigned to run for senate.
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Peter Nwaoboshi was appointed Chairman Senate committee on Niger Delta.
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Peter Nwaoboshi called the suspension "laughable" and "illegal" before leaving the PDP two days later and joining the APC at a meeting with President Buhari and Delta Central Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.
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The Punch reported that Peter Nwaoboshi's switch was in preparation for a run for Deputy Governor of Delta State.
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Peter Nwaoboshi was ordered by Justice Ahmed Mohammed to stop parading himself as senator-elect.
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On 4 April 2019, Peter Nwaoboshi appealed to the judgement sacking him as senator-elect.
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In 2016, Peter Nwaoboshi sponsored a bill "The Code of Conduct Act Cap C15 LFN 2004 Bill, 2016 ".
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In June 2021, Peter Nwaoboshi was cleared of the fraud and money laundering charges after presiding Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke said the EFCC failed to prove the charges and relied on hearsay.
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In June 2019, charges were filed against Peter Nwaoboshi for failing to declare his true assets after an investigation by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property which accused Peter Nwaoboshi of failing to disclose his ownership of three Sterling Bank accounts.
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In July 2018, SPIP temporarily sealed several more of Peter Nwaoboshi's assets including up to 14 properties and 22 bank accounts.
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The accusation came not long after Peter Nwaoboshi accused Niger Delta Minister Godswill Akpabio of improperly securing project funds when Akpabio was Senate Minority Leader.
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The Appeal Court ruled that there was merit in the application of the EFCC and that Peter Nwaoboshi failed to convince the court that he didn't commit the crime.