The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has stated that the stability of Nigeria depends on the judicial arm of government. Addressing a cross-section of people at the state’s New Year banquet held at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Friday night, the governor urged them to always respect the judiciary, irrespective of the judgment which […]
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Jubilation yesterday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, and its environs, as the Appeal Court affirmed the Election Petitions Tribunal’s sack Governor Nyesom Wike. Wike was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the April 11 election. As soon as the news filtered into the Garden City that the Appellate Court had upheld Wike’s […]
Read More The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Wednesday upheld the verdict of the Rivers State governorship election petition tribunal which nullified the victory of Nyesom Wike in the April 11 governorship election in the state. The court’s three-man panel led by Justice M.B. Dongban-Mensem, ruled that Wike’s election did not conform with the Electoral Act. The […]
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