Jubilation As Court Gives Final Verdict On Disqualification of APC Candidates in Top Southern State

• A court of appeal in Port Harcourt has set aside the judgment of the federal high court that disqualified all APC candidates in Rivers state from contesting in the 2023 election
• George Orlu, a member of the APC, led some aggrieved members of the party to challenge the result of the primary in court
• The aggrieved members have alleged that they were illegally excluded from the delegate list during the primary

Port Harcourt, Rivers - The appeal court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, has reversed the judgment of the federal high court that disqualified all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from taking part in the 2023 elections in the state.

Justice Emmanuel Obile of the federal high court in a suit filed against the APC by George Orlu and 4 others, ruled that the party did not adhere to due process in the delegate selection that voted during the APC primaries, Leadership reported.

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A federal high court sitting in Port Harcourt nullified the APC primaries in the state over the alleged exclusion of some members of the party's delegates.

George Orlu had led some members of the party to the court to order the nullification of the primary because they were excluded.

Justice E.A Obile, in his judgment, ruled that the aggrieved members were illegally shut out, thus, he nullified the election.

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The judge ordered that the winners of the primaries should not be recognised as candidates in the 2023 elections.

The Rivers state chapter of the APC has been in fractions with some loyal to the former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and ex-governorship aspirant of the party, Magnus Abe.

Source: Legit.ng