The court earlier dismissed all objections raised by the Rivers State Government against proceeding with the hearing of the suit.
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They also joined Governor Fubara, the Accountant-General of Rivers, Rivers Independent Electoral Commission , Chief Judge of Rivers, Justice S.C. Amadi; the Chairperson of the RSIEC, Adolphus Enebeli, and the Government of Rivers State as the 5th to 10th defendants respectively. The Oko Jumbo-led assembly, loyal to Governor Fubara, had told the court that Mr Amaewhule was not the lawful speaker of the assembly, since his seat had been declared vacant on 13 December 2023 following his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to All Progressives Congress.
The judge equally dismissed the oral applications by the defence lawyers, including Femi Falana, SAN, who appeared for the 7th and 9th defendants, seeking an adjournment to enable them to respond to the processes served on them by the plaintiffs. The suit was, however, reassigned to Justice Abdulmalik after the Federal High Court resumed from vacation since Mr Nwite was a vacation judge.
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