The Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Saturday sacked Governor Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ordered a re-run election.
The tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fresh election in the state in the next three months.
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Candidate in the April 11 election Dakuku Peterside had challenged the declaration of Wike by the INEC as the winner of the polls.
Rivers state had witnessed violence during the March/April general elections.
As a result of fear of violence, the tribunal was moved to Abuja to hear the case.
Chairman of the tribunal Suleiman Ambrousa in his ruling said the election of Wike was flawed from the evidenced before it.
During the trial, Peterside had presented 56 witnesses while Wike presented 24 witnesses but the three man tribunal noted that Wike witnesses made conflicting statements and that their testimonies were weak.
The judgment which started at about 10:16am lasted for two hours. Wike has reportedly said he would appeal the judgment.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday interrogated former Governor of Akwa Ibom State Godswill Akpabio over allegation of financial crimes. Daily Trust gathered that Akpabio honoured the invitation by the anti-graft agency to explain allegations of looting of the state’s funds during his tenure. Sources told our correspondent that Senator Akpabio was being interrogated late yesterday evening at the Abuja head offices of the Commission. He was spotted at the EFFC office in company of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, at about 5:20pm. Akpabio’s arrest yesterday is fallout of the petition by an Abuja-based lawyer and activist, Leo Ekpenyong, who had on June 8 this year petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the EFCC, calling for Senator Akpabio’s probe and accusing him of looting. The petitioner had earlier on Wednesday adopted his petition and provided more details to the anti-graft agency on the allegations against the minority leader of People...
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