Supreme Court Lay-Off Nyesom Wike’s Appeal Against Tribunal

The Supreme Court this morning, laid-off the suit filed byNyesom Wike,Rivers State Governor,challenging the jurisdiction of the election petition tribunal in Rivers state to listen to a petition by candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dakuku Peterside.

Nyesom Wike had argued that the assembly sitting in capital of Nigeria had no jurisdiction over matters that transpired within the state, competitive but, that the assembly ought to have Sat in Rivers State and not thee federal capital (Abuja).

However, the tribunal was held in Abuja on the ground of security considerations, like those of Akwa I‎bom, Yobe, Adamawa and Borno.


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