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Breaking News: Court Declares Rivers Rerun Election Panel 'Unconstitutional'

Posted by Samuel on Tue 09th May, 2017 - tori.ng

The panel that investigated violations during the last Rivers State election rerun, has been declared unconstitutional.

File photo: A court
 
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared a 15-member panel that investigated violations during the December 10, 2016 Rivers State election rerun, “unconstitutional”, Premium Times reports.
 
In a lengthy ruling on Tuesday, the judge, Gabriel Kolawole, said the composition of the panel was not known to law.
 
The panel was raised by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to probe allegations of violations and violence during the legislative re-run elections.
 
The team had personnel from the State Security Service, SSS.


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