A federal high court in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify Siminalaye Fubara, as governorship candidate of the...
Bolanle OlabimtanA federal high court in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify Siminalaye Fubara as governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 elections.On May 25, he polled 721 votes to defeat Isaac Kamalu, a former commissioner for finance in the state, who scored 86 at the primary election of the party in Port Harcourt.
Felix Obua, another aspirant, got two votes, while David Brigs secured four votes, and West Morgan had four. Tammy Danagogo polled 36 and George Kelly had 37 votes.Aggrieved by the outcome, West had challenged Fubara’s candidacy, alleging he was not a member of the party and did not have a valid PDP membership card, among other issues.The judge held that the suit is incompetent and that the court lacks the jurisdiction to hear it.
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