The Supreme Court Wednesday in a unanimous judgment, upheld the outcome of the April 11, 2015 governorship election that brought Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to power.
The judgment delivered by Justice Kekere-Ekun, restored the declaration of Wike as the valid winner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. April 11, poll.
Justice Kekere-Ekun, held that three separate appeals filed by Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and INEC, were meritorious.
Concurrent judgments of both the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and that of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal were all set aside by the Supreme Court.
The apex court panel headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, however, reserved their reasons for the judgment till February 12.
Residents of Port Harcourt yesterday, were seen in jubilation on the streets over the victory of Governor Wike at the Supreme Court.
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