A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ruled that
the National Assembly candidates of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers
State can take part in the 2023 general elections.
The Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State had filed a
suit seeking the court to disqualify the APC National Assembly candidates for
alleged non-compliance with the Electoral Act in the conduct of the party
primaries.
The PDP prayed the court to direct the Independent National
Electoral Commission to delist the names of the APC candidates from the
election.
But the presiding judge, Justice Turaki Muhammed on Wednesday struck out the matter for lacking in merits.
The judge also premised his ruling on a court rule that
requires the lower court to refrain from matters that have been decided by the
appellate court.
The judge also premised his judgement on a decision of the
Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt which upturned his earlier judgement on a
similar matter.
The lawyer to the APC, Emenike Ebete said the judgement has
given the APC candidates the freedom to take part in the elections next year.
Counsel to PDP declined to comment on the judgement.
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