SaharaReporters has learned that the Supreme Court of Nigeria sitting in Abuja has ruled in favor of Nyesom Wike’s appeal of the Rivers State gubernatorial race. According to statements made at the courthouse Mr. Wike’s “appeals are meritorious” and thereby set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal.
The seven man panel, lead by Chief Justice Mahamood Muhammad, will give reason for the judgement on Friday, according to a SaharaReporters correspondent at the courthouse.
It will be recalled that after the 2015 elections, Mr. Wike’s primary opponent the candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dakuku Peterside appealed the results as unlawful. An election tribunal later nullified the electoral results on October 24, 2015. Mr. Wike, then, immediately moved to appeal this decision.
-SaharaReporters
