The Port Harcourt division of the
appeal court on Wednesday upheld the nullification of the Rivers All
Progressives Congress (APC) congresses.
The court struck out the appeal
filed by Tonye Cole, the factional Rivers APC governorship candidate.
The appeal filed by factional
chairman of Rivers APC, Ojukaye Flag Amachree, was also dismissed, a
development which means the party has no ward, council, and state executives.
The Amachree-led executive had
overseen the exercise which produced Cole as the party’s governorship
candidate.
But a high court judgment of
October 10 voided the congresses, including the election of Cole, on the
grounds of disobedience to the court order.
Abubakar Yahaya, the justice who
chaired the three-man appeal court panel, said the appeal against the high
court judgement on the party’s congresses lacks merit.
The third appeal which centered
on the judgement by Justice Chinwendu Nwogu was dismissed because it was filed
out of time.
Emenike Ebete, counsel to
Amachree, has said his client will approach the supreme court to contest the
judgment.
The Amachree-faction of Rivers
APC is loyal to Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation.
Amaechi is backing Cole, the
recognised candidate of the APC, over Magnus Abe, who emerged as the factional
governorship candidate.
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