Supreme Court Dismisses Wike's Suit Against Tribunal

 

The supreme court has dismissed the suit of Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, who challenged the jurisdiction of the Rivers governorship election petition tribunal to hear a petition by Dakuku Peterside of All Progressives Congress (APC), according to TheCable. (Click here to read an initial post on this issue).

Wike had argued that the tribunal sitting in Abuja had no jurisdiction over matters that transpired in the state. His contention is that the tribunal should have sat in Rivers state and not in Abuja.

The tribunal was moved to Abuja over security concerns, as those of  Akwa I‎bom, Yobe, Adamawa and Borno.The appeal court had earlier ruled that the tribunal could sit in Abuja to handle Rivers election petitions.

The Rivers tribunal had last Saturday sacked Wike as governor of the state, and ordered that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) hold a fresh election within 90 days.