An Abuja high court sitting has
dismissed a suit filed by the African Action Congress (AAC) seeking to stop the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from collating the results of
the governorship and house of assembly elections held on March 9, in Rivers
state.
The suit, marked FHC/
ABJ/CS/303/2019, was filed by AAC, Biokpomabo Awara, the party’s governorship
candidate in Rivers State, and Ben-Gurion John Peter.
The respondents to the suit,
which was filed on March 18, were the INEC and the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP).
In a ruling on Tuesday, Inyang
Ekwo, the judge, held that since the case was related to election, it was
appropriate for the plaintiffs to take their case before an election tribunal.
The judge also supported the preliminary
objection filed by the PDP to challenge the jurisdiction of the court to hear
the case.
According to Ekwo, the PDP was
right that the federal high court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case adjudge
to be seeking post-election prayers which could only be entertained by an
election petition tribunal.
The judge further declined
jurisdiction and dismissed the case.
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