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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed a suit filed by the African Action Congress and three of its members seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission from concluding and collating the results of the March 9, 2019 governorship and House of Assembly Elections in Rivers State.

Dismissing the suit in a judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo upheld the preliminary objection filed by the Peoples Democratic Party to challenge the jurisdiction of the court to hear the case.

The judge agreed with the PDP that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case adjudge to be seeking post-election prayers which could only be entertained by an election petition tribunal.

He held that the suit was an attempt by the plaintiffs to make the court constitute itself into an election petition tribunal.

The plaintiffs who filed the suit marked FHC/ ABJ/CS/303/2019, were AAC, its governorship candidate in Rivers State, Biokpomabo Awara, and Ben-Gurion John Peter.
The respondents to the suit which was filed on March 18, 2019 were the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Peoples Democratic Party.

The plaintiffs, had in their suit, challenged INEC’s decision to resume the announcement of the results of the election which it had earlier said was marred by violence and irregularities.

The had contended that the credibility of the election had been impugned by violence, disruption and appointment of PDP’s members by INEC in the conduct of the election, therefore, the electoral body ought to conduct a fresh election.

Source: https://punchng.com/breaking-court-dismisses-suit-seeking-to-stop-election-results-collation-in-rivers/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

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He claimed he was leading with a very wide margin, but turned around to stall being declared the winner. Is that not preposterous and paradoxical. May God visit Amaechi for the innocent blood he has shed in his desperate quest for power. Amen!

Wike is a goal...

Power belongs to the people!

Buhari seems not in control indeed. Pdp have bought judiciary arms of government. Its terrible,and uncalled for.

Lizard of ubima should give up the fight already .

Even with his federal might , Wike is just too much and too hot for Amaechi to handle .

Wike na Amaechi papa for Rivers Politics from the look of things .

johnmartus:
Buhari seems not in control indeed. Pdp have bought judiciary arms of government. This is terrible.

Awara abi na Awilo of AAC is no match for Wike .

Shoe get size .

johnmartus:
Buhari seems not in control indeed. Pdp have bought judiciary arms of government. Its terrible,and uncalled for.

you get sense so ?

vicdom:

He claimed he was leading with a very wide margin, but turned around to stall being declared the winner. Is that not preposterous and paradoxical. May God visit Amaechi for the innocent blood he has shed in his desperate quest for power. Amen!

hahahahahahahahaha

You should ask your self that question.

lordkush:
you get sense so ?

#RiversElection
PH LG
AAC/APC 11,866
PDP 40,197

I still don't understand APC /AAC. You claimed you won or were leading but you ran to court. Yet people that don't live in rivers state are celebrating these comedians. Let me stop here for now.

Awarawa is just burying his political career. .starting badly

these people no dey tire for all these their law suit