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The Supreme Court on Friday ruling on a suit asking if Mr. Celestine Omehia, candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has the legal right to appeal the Federal High Court judgment, which held that Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s tenure ended on May 29, 2011, has dismissed the suit, declaring Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State validly elected.
The Sun reports that a five-man panel of the apex court had adopted their briefs of arguments in the consolidated appeals that were filed by Governor Ameachi and a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Chief Cyprian Chukwu.
Both Ameachi and Chukwu, told the Supreme Court panel headed by Justice M. Muntaka-Coomassie that the Abuja Division of the Appeal Court, erred in law, when it granted Omehia the leave to appeal against the High Court judgment, even though he was not a party in the substantive suit that culminated to the appeal.
The judgement according to Daily Times has shut all the controversy around Amaechi’s re-election in 2011.
The Sun reports that a five-man panel of the apex court had adopted their briefs of arguments in the consolidated appeals that were filed by Governor Ameachi and a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Chief Cyprian Chukwu.
Both Ameachi and Chukwu, told the Supreme Court panel headed by Justice M. Muntaka-Coomassie that the Abuja Division of the Appeal Court, erred in law, when it granted Omehia the leave to appeal against the High Court judgment, even though he was not a party in the substantive suit that culminated to the appeal.
The judgement according to Daily Times has shut all the controversy around Amaechi’s re-election in 2011.