http://www.titopeblog.com/2019/03/rivers-election-what-happened-in-court.html

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, has fixed April 2, to deliver judgment in a motion filed by the governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Rivers, Mr Biokpomabo Awara, praying the court to stop the INEC from resuming the collation and announcement of results of the state’s governorship election.

Respondents in the suit are the INEC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

NAN reports that INEC National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, announced that the electoral body would resume the collation and announcement of results of the election between April 2 and April 5.

Awara is urging the court to stop INEC from concluding the collation and announcement of the result, saying he was the clear winner of the March 9 election having won 15 of the 23 local government areas in the state.

INEC had suspended collation following disruption of the process at some collation centres by alleged thugs.
Justice Ekwo fixed the date after listening to the arguments of the counsel representing the AAC and the PDP, while the INEC was not represented in court.

Counsel to the AAC, Mr David Adegbe, told the court that the matter was slated for hearing and they had filed processes for originating summons on March 8.

He said they had also filed a written address in response to the counter affidavit filed by PDP, who was the second defendant in the matter on March 27.

Counsel to the PDP, Mr Emmanuel Ukala (SAN) said they had filed their reply on point of law today’s morning which was duly served on the Plaintiff, the AAC.

Ukala argued that the court lacked jurisdiction to go on with the matter as all matters relating to elections should be directed to the election petition tribunal.

He cited decisions of the Supreme Court and other authorities in support of his arguments.

However, counsel to the AAC candidate prayed the court to overrule the arguments of the second defendant, calling the PDP “a busybody’’ in the matter.

He said that the election was disrupted by violence and that the INEC should adhere to its word by conducting a rerun election.

On the March 23, Awara, the AAC governorship candidate had filed a motion urging the court to stop INEC from further collation and announcement of results.

In the motion, he said he was the winner of the governorship election held in Rivers state, having won 15 of the 23 local government areas in the state.

Justice Ekwo however, did not grant the motion as requested by the AAC candidate, saying it had been overtaken by events

Omo Las Las this thing fit no favour wikeoo

APC alias AAC went to court to stop the collation and announcement of results and on the other hand claim they are winning with wide margin.

Election you claim you are winning while going to court to stop them from announcing you winner. Lol

Amaechi is just deceiving himself.

NextGovernor:
APC alias AAC went to court to stop the collation and announcement of results and on the other hand claim they are winning with wide margin.

Election you claim you are winning while going to court to stop them for announcing you winner. Lol

Amaechi is just deceiving himself.

This seriously defies logic .

This Awara guy is so dumb that he went to court to stop the collation
of an election he claimed to have won.
The court should start imposing heavy fine on frivolous suits.

Wicked Wike must go.

Xisnin:
This Awara guy is so dumb that he went to court to stop the collation
of an election he claimed to have won.
The court should start imposing heavy fine on frivolous suits.

True because the court is now been misuse.

Hehehe.. To know they are all mad.. U claim to have won the election and yet ran to court to stop the announcement of the results.. Am I the only one thinking amaechi has given awara hard drugs??

This court lack jurisdiction to entertain the suit. This ought to be an election petition which the right channel is the tribunal and not the Federal High Court.

donc26:
Omo Las Las this thing fit no favour wikeoo

e favour Wike die.

tesppidd:
Wicked Wike must go.

go pursue him na.

donc26:
Omo Las Las this thing fit no favour wikeoo

You sure say u understand wetin u read so abi na night school u attend?

naijanaso:
Mad dogs everywhere. I WON THE ELECTION BUT COURT PLS STOP INEC FROM ANNOUNCING ME WINNER. This is total Madness.

It's really confusing my brother