The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos State has struck out a petition lodged by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Patrick Tonye-Cole, against governor Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Mr Cole’s case challenging Fubara’s election as governor was initially dismissed by the Rivers State governorship election petition tribunal in October.
Not satisfied with the Tribunal’s judgment, the APC candidate approached the appellate court
The APC candidate demanded that the court order the electoral commission to declare him the winner of the Rivers governorship election in March.
But a three-member panel of Justices of the appellate court on Tuesday in a unanimous judgment dismissed the appeal.