The Supreme Courtroom of Nigeria in Abuja has fastened January 15, 2024, to listen to the petition of Patrick Tonye-Cole, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State within the 2023 normal elections, towards the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and the Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP.
A part of the prayers of Tonye-Cole is that the courtroom ought to sack Fubara as governor for failing to resign as Accountant Basic of the state after rising because the candidate of PDP within the final election.
Tonye-Cole has additionally argued that Fubara was not certified to contest the final election, not to mention be declared the winner of the election.
On one other floor, the APC governorship candidate is asking the courtroom to cancel elections in some native authorities areas over allegations of irregularities or he needs to be declared the winner of the election.
Tonye-Cole‘s go well with was dismissed on the tribunal for missing benefit in all of the grounds however gained a few of the grounds on the Courtroom of Enchantment courtroom earlier than continuing to the Supreme Courtroom.