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Court nullifies APC primaries in Rivers

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Justice Chiwendu Nwogu of a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has nullified the nomination of Tonye Cole as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State.

The judge made the pronouncement on Wednesday, on the ground that his nomination is a function of illegality and unconstitutional acts.

The court also nullified the Rivers State APC Senatorial, House of Representatives and House of Assembly primaries, citing illegalities.

The High Court further nullified all the elections of Rivers APC ward executives, local government executives and State Executive Committee that arose from the said ward congresses.

In a judgment delivered by Justice Chiwendu Nwogu in a suit filed by Ibrahim Imah and 22 others against the APC, the court declared that the ward congresses of Rivers APC were illegal, because they were not conducted in line with the APC guidelines and the party’s constitution.

He set aside the ward congresses of Rivers APC on May 19, 2018, local government congresses of May 19, 2018 and state congress of the party held on May 21, 2018.

He stated that all actions taken by the APC during  the pedancy of the suit had been set aside, because they are “illegal and unconstitutional”.

Justice Nwogu declared that all those who purchased nomination forms for the ward congresses were entitled to contest the ward congresses of May 19, 2018, but were unjustly excluded by the party.

He said: “The rule by might must be checked by the rule of law. We must restore the hope of the common man in the justice system.”

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