Politics
Wike loses again as Appeal Court orders rerun
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, Wednesday lost his appeal for an upturn of the Rivers State Election Tribunal sacking him from office, as a three-man Court of Appeal panel sitting in Abuja struck out the appeal.
The court, in a 110-page ruling delivered by Justice M.B. Dongban-Mensem, ruled that the election of Nyesom Wike did not conform with the electoral act, ordering a rerun in 90 days.
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According to the final ruling by the Court of Appeal, all the seven issues raised by Governor Wike were resolved in favour of Dakuku Peterside and the All Progressives Congress party.
It will be recalled that the Rivers Election Tribunal had, on Saturday, October 24, held that Wike was not duly elected governor of Rivers state.
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