The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out the judgment of a Federal High Court which nullified the candidacy of 16 All Progressives Congress House of Assembly candidates in Rivers State.
Our correspondent reports that Justice Olabode Adegbehingbe also struck out the suit by the PDP seeking the court to nullify the remaining 16 APC state Assembly candidates whose candidacy were validated by the federalist high court on 11th of November 2022.
Speaking to newsmen, one of the counsels for the APC, Achinike William-Wobodo, said the judgement meant that all state Assembly candidates of the party were free to contest in the 2023 general elections. William-Wobo added, “The judgement has just reconfirmed our argument all the way from the lower court where we have argued and maintained that Section 285 sub-C does not grant locus to any political party to challenge the internal affairs of another political party.”
On his part, one of the counsels for the PDP, Dike Udenna, said the party would study the judgement before deciding on any further action.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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