BREAKING: Tension as Supreme Court Set to Deliver Judgment on APC's Suit Seeking Fubara's Sack
- The Supreme Court is set to deliver judgment on the controversies concerning the Rivers state March 18 governorship election
- The parties involved in the matter were reportedly notified that the judgment will be delivered on Wednesday
- Tonye Cole of the APC is challenging the victory of Governor Fubara of the PDP on the ground that he was not qualified to contest the election
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The Supreme Court is set to deliver judgment on the Rivers state governorship election tussle.
The case before the apex court is between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18 governorship election in Rivers.
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Governor Fubara to know fate on Wednesday
According to the BBC, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun-led five-man panel of the Supreme Court had last week reserved its judgment on the appeal filed by the APC and Cole.
The parties in the case have been informed that the judgment will be delivered on Thursday, January 25.
Cole of the APC was in court to challenge the governor's victory in the election, which was conducted by the state's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
How Fubara defeated Tonye Cole in Rivers
Fubara polled 302 614 votes in the election to defeat his closest rival, Cole, who garnered 95 274 votes.
Unsatisfied with the poll's outcome, the APC candidate had approached the court alleging rigging. He also claimed that the governor was not qualified to contest the election because he was still serving as the state's accountant general when he went into the poll.
According to Cole, Fubara's action violated the Constitution because he was meant to resign before contesting.
Fubara had defeated Cole at the Rivers state governorship election petition tribunal and the Court of Appeal.
Wike: Rivers council chair threatens Fubara
Legit.ng earlier reported that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been warned to stop sponsoring or supporting his associates to insult his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
Samuel Nwanosike, the chairman of the Ikwerre LGA of the state, gave the warning in a viral video, adding that he would not hesitate to insult the governor.
Nwanosike accused Fubara of not doing anything since his resumption in office and dismissed the claim that Wike was trying to control the affairs of the state.
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