The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State.
The apex court dismissed the appeal of Patrick Tonye-Cole and the All Progressives Congress, APC, challenging the victory of Fubara for lack of merit.
However, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court upheld Fubara’s election victory.
The panel in the lead judgment delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa affirmed Fubara’s election shortly after it dismissed the appeal by Tonye Cole for being incompetent and lacking in merit.
According to Saulawa, the appellant did not prove his allegations of over-voting, non-compliance as well as non-qualification of Fubara to contest the election.
“This appeal is grossly lacking in merit and liable to be dismissed and it is accordingly dismissed”, Justice Saulawa held.
This is coming amid his crisis with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.