The Abuja branch of the Federal
High Court has refused to grant a fresh application by the African Action
Congress to stop the collation of Rivers State’s Governorship and House of
Assembly elections.
AAC approached the court seeking
an order to stop the collation and announcement of results from seventeen Local
Government Areas in the State where the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, supervised on March 9.
The presiding justice, Inyang
Ekwo held that the ex parte application brought before him by the AAC and its
candidate, Awara Biokpomabo was such that the court cannot grant without
hearing the other side.
Ekwo said, “The orders as prayed
in the ex parte are not such that can be granted without hearing from the order
side.
“I therefore make an order that
the process be served on the other side for them to come to court to show cause
why the prayer sought ought not to be granted.
“Therefore, the prayers on the ex
parte motion are hereby refused,” he said.
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