The court ruled that RSIEC’s decision to fix 5 October for local governmrnt elections in Rivers State without meeting legal prerequisites constitutes a legal violation.
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Represented by a team of Senior Advocates of Nigeria , including Joseph Daudu, Sebastine Hon, and Ogwu Onoja, the APC argued that the necessary legal procedures leading up to the election had not been observed. The party also contended that the voters register, which should have been updated 90 days prior the election, had not been finalised.After reviewing the case, Mr Lifu concurred with the APC, ruling that RSIEC had flouted electoral regulations and that the actions taken by the Rivers electoral body were illegal and invalid.Mr Lifu’s ruling also struck down Section 60 of the Rivers State Local Government Election Law, which was signed by former Governor Wike in 2018.
In July, the court issued an interim order in favour of the APC, barring INEC from releasing the voters’ register and preventing security agencies from participating in the elections until the substantive suit could be heard.The case is part of a broader political feud between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party with his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
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