Supreme Court affirms Wike
Thu Jan 28, 2016 08:32:am Politics
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The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party as governor of the oil-rich Rivers State.
The panel set aside the judgment of the Abuja Division of the Appeal Court delivered on December 16, 2015 which upheld the nullification of Wike's election by the Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal that sat in Abuja.
The Court of Appeal had on December 16 affirmed the judgment of the Rivers Governorship Election Tribunal.
The Appeal Court had ruled that Wike was not validly elected.
The tribunal, which delivered its ruling in Abuja, also ordered that a fresh governorship election be conducted in the state.
After the tribunal's ruling, the governor headed to the Court of Appeal, saying the judgment was untenable.
The petition challenging the election of Wike as the Rivers State governor was filed by Dakuku Peterside, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election.
The Rivers governorship election, which was criticised by local and international observers, witnessed the largest amount of violence both in its build-up and after the election.
The panel set aside the judgment of the Abuja Division of the Appeal Court delivered on December 16, 2015 which upheld the nullification of Wike's election by the Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal that sat in Abuja.
The Court of Appeal had on December 16 affirmed the judgment of the Rivers Governorship Election Tribunal.
The Appeal Court had ruled that Wike was not validly elected.
The tribunal, which delivered its ruling in Abuja, also ordered that a fresh governorship election be conducted in the state.
After the tribunal's ruling, the governor headed to the Court of Appeal, saying the judgment was untenable.
The petition challenging the election of Wike as the Rivers State governor was filed by Dakuku Peterside, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election.
The Rivers governorship election, which was criticised by local and international observers, witnessed the largest amount of violence both in its build-up and after the election.
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