Supreme Court Dismisses Wike’s Suit Challenging Tribunal’s Jurisdiction


The supreme court has dismissed the suit filed by Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, challenging the jurisdiction of the Rivers governorship election petition tribunal to hear a petition by Dakuku Peterside of All Progressives Congress (APC).

Wike had argued that the tribunal sitting in Abuja had no jurisdiction over matters that transpired in the state.

His contention is that the tribunal should have sat in Rivers state and not in Abuja.

The tribunal was moved to Abuja over for security concerns, as those of  Akwa I?bom, Yobe, Adamawa and Borno.

The appeal court had earlier ruled that the tribunal could sit in Abuja to handle Rivers election petitions.

The Rivers tribunal had last Saturday sacked Wike as governor of the state, and ordered that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) hold a fresh election within 90 days.

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