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The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in four separate cases related to the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State.
reports that the dispute between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor who is now the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has led to unending tension in the state.Due to the crisis, court cases have been instituted by loyalists of both parties.The cases at the apex court, which were heard by a 5-man panel of justices led by Justice Musa Uwani Aba-Aji, are part of the lingering battle for control of the state's political machinery.
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