Just In: Court Gives Verdict On Wike's Anointed PDP Governorship Candidate
- A federal high court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, has dismissed a suit praying to disqualify the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Siminalaye Fubara
- Morgan West had approached the court in June to disqualify Fubara, the winner of the PDP primary who enjoyed the support of the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, alleging that Fubara is not a member of the party
- But Justice Adamu T. Mohammed threw out the case for lack of competence and lack of jurisdiction
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Port Harcourt, Rivers - The suit seeking to disqualify the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state, Siminalaye Fubara, has been struck out by a federal high court in Port Harcourt.
Morgan West, one of the contestants during the PDP governorship primary, had challenged the victory of Fubara during the primary, The Punch reported.
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In the suit, the PDP chieftain asked the court to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising Fubara as the PDP governorship candidate in Rivers state.
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West also alleged that the announcement of Fubara's name as the winner of the primary was not in line with the guidelines of the Electoral Act 2022.
He further claimed that Fubara, who enjoyed the support of the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, did not garner the highest number of votes from delegates in the primary election.
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The PDP chieftain also argued that Fubara was not a member of the PDP and did not have a valid membership card with the party.
However, Justice Adamu T. Mohammed threw out the plaintiff's argument for incompetence and lack of jurisdiction on Friday, November 4.
PDP Crisis: Wike reveals permutation to win 2023 election in Rivers, gives fresh condition to Atiku
Legit.ng earlier reported that Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has boasted that the PDP will win all polls in the state, including governorship, house of assembly seats.
Wike, however, expressed uncertainty about the chances of the party when it comes to winning the presidential election in the state.
In a veiled message, the governor disclosed that PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar would not win the state if the right thing was not done.
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