Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has asked the court of appeal to set aside the judgment of the state election tribunal, which nullified his election.Citing gross irregularities, the tribunal which gave its verdict on October 24, ordered a fresh election to be conducted within 90 days.But in a notice of appeal dated November 3, Wike through Emmanuel Ukala, his [...]
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Though the Rivers state election tribunal has ordered a fresh election in the state, Nyesom Wike, the governor, says his first term ends on May 28, 2019.Wike accused Dakuku Peterside, his rival and candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), of overheating the polity with “self-deceit and unnecessary political campaigns”.“His illegal campaign rally last weekend was unfortunate. It has been [...]
The supreme court has dismissed the suit of Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, challenging the jurisdiction of the election petition tribunal to hear a petition by APC's Dakuku Peterside while sitting in Abuja.The contention of the PDP candidate is that the tribunal should have sat in Rivers state.The tribunal was moved to Abuja over for security concerns, as those of Akwa Ibom, Yobe, [...]
The Rivers state governorship election petitions tribunal is the first to remove a sitting governor in 2015.While the elections of about five governors have been upheld, the tribunal has ordered that a fresh poll be conducted in Rivers within 90 days.Two days before the tribunal gave its judgment, the man who has presided over the oil-rich state in the last [...]
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has urged the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, to dismiss the petition filed by Dakuku Peterside, candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the April 11 election.APC had approached the three-man panel to nullify the election of Wike.The petitioners are seeking the nullification of the poll on the ground that the election was [...]
Charles Okoye, a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) election, on Friday said the April 11 governorship election in the state was marred by violence.Okoye, who was in charge of campaign and party monitoring group in the state, said this in his testimony to the election tribunal sitting in Abuja.He gave the testimony while being led in evidence [...]
The Rivers state election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday struck out the application of Nyesom Wike, governor of the state, seeking to dismiss the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the April 11 election.Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had requested that the election petition tribunal to dismiss the [...]
The Rivers state governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, has dismissed an application by Nyesom Wike, governor of the state, seeking an order relocating its venue to Rivers.In a ruling on Monday, the three-man panel led by Muazu Pindiga, a justice, dismissed the application on the ground that the tribunal had power to sit in Abuja, following security challenges [...]
Dakuku Peterside, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Rivers state governorship election, has accused the police of working with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the poll.Speaking on Monday during an interview on Channels Television, Peterside alleged that on the election eve, all the policemen who were supposed to provide security were withdrawn from the state.“The commitment we [...]
"Did you choose Rivers or Rivers chose you"? That was the response I got from Nnamdi Odikpo, a correspondent of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) in Abuja, when I told him that I had been assigned to cover the presidential and governorship elections in Rivers state. Odikpo would not understand my fascination – or was it TheCable's? – with "battleground" Rivers.I hardly make [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to put an end to the 16-year-reign of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Addressing a rally at the Liberation stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, on Thursday, Muhammadu Buhari, APC presidential candidate, urged Nigerians to vote out PDP at all levels in the forthcoming election.“I will like you to go and seat even [...]
Rotimi Amaechi, governor of Rivers state, has accused Patience Jonathan, wife of Nigeria’s president and Nyesom Wike, the PDP gubernatorial candidate in the state, of instigating the attack on supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Okrika on Tuesday.The governorship campaign rally of APC scheduled for National Secondary School, Okrika, was disrupted as gunshots and explosives rocked the air.Security [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) held its primaries for gubernatorial candidates in almost all the states of the federation on Thursday.Although the exercise commenced behind schedule in most of the states, there were hardly issues of violence.Delegates trooped out in their numbers to cast their votes amid tight security.While results of the election are already out in some states, voting is [...]
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