A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused a request to disqualify candidate of the PDP in the governorship election in Rivers State Nyesom Wike on grounds
A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused a request to disqualify candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the governorship election in Rivers State Nyesom Wike on grounds of alleged forgery.The judge said the suit was statute barred.
Chinda alleged that the document deposed to on behalf of Wike on October 3, 1986, by one Collins Nyeme Wike, claimed the governor hailed from Rumuepirikom in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, when the said local government was only created three years after. Justice Ekwo held that the plaintiff failed to prove the allegation beyond a reasonable doubt as required of a case of forgery being criminal in nature.
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