Following the declaration of Fubara as the winner of the March 18 governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the LP and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as their candidates filed a petition before the tribunal to challenge the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the poll.
Apetition filed by Beatrice Itubo, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Rivers State to challenge the victory of Governor Simnalayi Fubara has been dismissed by the Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Abuja.
Following the declaration of Fubara as the winner of the March 18 governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the LP and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as their candidates filed a petition before the tribunal to challenge the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the poll.
Simnalayi Fubara secured the governorship win with 302,614 votes to defeat Tonye Cole of the APC, who secured 95,274 votes.
On September 13, the tribunal reserved judgment on the petition filed by Cole seeking the nullification of Fubara’s victory.
The Justice Emifonye-led tribunal adjourned the matter for judgment after the parties adopted their final written addresses and presented their arguments for and against the petition.
However, the tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition for lacking in merit and failing to prove the allegations made by the petitioner.
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