The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit filed by the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to nullify National Assembly (Senate & House of Reps) Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming February 25, 2023 General Elections.

In Suit No: FHC/PHC/CS/127/2022 with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) & 17 Ors as defendants, the PDP is seeking to compel the Commission to annul the APC National Assembly primaries held in the state, on the basis of irregularities and non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022.

Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed ruled that the decisions of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt on the same subject matter with another Party is sufficient grounds to strike out the case. .

Today, the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit filed by the Rivers State Chapter of the PDP against the State House of Assembly Candidates of the Accord Party (AP) in the March 11, 2023 elections.

The PDP in a suit is seeking INEC to disqualify all State House of Assembly Candidates of the AP for non-compliance in the conduct of their Primaries.

Justice Phoebe Msuen Ayua dismissed the suit for lack of jurisdiction on the premise of instituting same after 14 days allowed for pre-election matters.

Justice Ayua also held that the PDP had no locus to challenge the Primaries of another political party as it is the internal affairs of that party.

Recall that yesterday, Justice Stephen Daylop-Pam of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt dismissed two suits filed by the PDP challenging the nominations of the Accord Party Governorship Candidate, Dumo Lulu-Briggs, his Deputy and all National Assembly Candidates of the Party for the forthcoming General Elections.

Justice Daylop-Pam who didn't give reasons for his decision stated that the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division is binding on lower Courts. He also said it will amount to judicial rascality to rule otherwise and dismissed both suits.

The Court of Appeal in PDP v ADP & Ors last month ruled thus:-"The lower court ordinarily should not have entertained the suit. No political party has the locus to challenge the primaries of another political party."

garfield1:
Cc aiel,penguin2, tonye cole should go on with campaign,he will prevail at appeal..

Mary ekpere ita suit got the court to nullify apc crs central senatorial primaries

fergie001:

Judgement has been reserved in Ndubisi & Ors V George Orlu & Ors. The suit that disqualified the Congresses that was instituted by Abe's men.

I believe the Appeal will be upheld as well.

I saw the Eta own.... Eteng & Ricketts

boldking:
I love that…..Peter Obi for president

Obaofaba:
Why not approach the appeal court?

This is the loophole Wike needs to silence them for life.

They just played into his hands, it's a no brainer.

fergie001:

Judgement has been reserved in Ndubisi & Ors V George Orlu & Ors. The suit that disqualified the Congresses that was instituted by Abe's men.

I believe the Appeal will be upheld as well.

I saw the Eta own.... Eteng & Ricketts

garfield1:
The apex court also upheld primaries of ekiti guber

fergie001:
The Court is seeking ways to punish some Judges on that case. It is an intra-party mater arising from the Primaries.

The FHC did nothing on that case for almost six (6) months, then at the end threw away the case without ruling on the merits. The Appeal Court lambasted the lower Court but could do nothing because it was past 180 days and had to just dismiss the case. When it came to the Supreme Court, Inyang Okoro JSC was unhappy that the trial Court bungled the suit and also agreed it was a Constitutional matter.

Alex Iziyon SAN appealed that the case be looked at so Inyang Okoro JSC asked him to write a letter directly to the CJN to constitute a 7-man panel to deal on the matter and to depart from Section 285.

garfield1:


The case is over but I heard a panel will investigate some judges

AsomughaChuks05:
The coming election will be free and fair with Bvas_Wike shouldn't be scared of a fair contest if he has done well to Rivers people and not media hype.

Westchester:
When are they going to dismiss the pooing old senile buffalo from iragbiji town Everything about that man is fraudulent, I don't know what is delaying the courts from disqualifying the agbado drug lord so we can at least be rid of his ewedu and 0femmanu eating afonjas

ogmask:
So wike couldn't bribe or what?
You know day nor be every bribe the yield result.
This one pass all the judges for the lower court



If he has done enough why is he jittery...
Wike has done nothing and he knows. He has wasted billions of rivers state money on his jangolover over priced bridges and his supermarkets and service flats. After the election we will ask him h9s relationship with OCJ Okocha's little daughter. I mean the minor he bought a house for in Lagos whose mother is the official caterer to the rivers state govt. Wike na big hypocrite. He is worse than those wey ue dey accuse...

ogmask:
So wike couldn't bribe or what?
You know day nor be every bribe the yield result.
This one pass all the judges for the lower court



If he has done enough why is he jittery...
Wike has done nothing and he knows. He has wasted billions of rivers state money on his jangolover over priced bridges and his supermarkets and service flats. After the election we will ask him h9s relationship with OCJ Okocha's little daughter. I mean the minor he bought a house for in Lagos whose mother is the official caterer to the rivers state govt. Wike na big hypocrite. He is worse than those wey ue dey accuse...

Tranquill:


Na wa o! I hope you can defend this your gibberish. OCJ Okocha’s wife has been government house caterer even when Odili was governor and I am not aware that she stopped at any time. So was Odili fu..cking the little girl too?