BREAKING: Tribunal Reaffirms Gov.Wike’s Victory

– Election Tribunal in Port Harcourt upheld Wike’s victory

– The Judge said that the petitioners lacked lucus standi to argue the position in court.

– Fingesi and his party claimed that Governorship election did not hold in the state

The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Port Harcourt, has dismissed the petition filed by the Action Democratic Party (ADP) and its Governorship candidate, Victor Fingesi in the election and affirmed Governor Nyesom Wike’s victory in the March 9 poll.

The three man petition tribunal panel led by Justice Kingsley A. Ojiako, dismissed the petition on Saturday for lacking merit.

He said that the petitioners lacked lucus standi to argue the position in court.

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The ADP was before the tribunal to challenge the victory of the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the election.

Fingesi and his party claimed that Governorship election did not hold in the state, following widespread violence, which was confirmed by a statement signed and circulated by the Independent National Election Commission (INEC).

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