The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal judgment upholding the judgment of Justice Chinwendu Nwogu of the High Court of Rivers State which stayed all primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress in the state.
Recalled that an Appeal Court in Port Harcourt on December 12 dismissed the appeal filed by the Rivers State’s All Progressives Congress’ chairman, Flag Ojukaye, challenging the judgement of High Court’s Justice Chinwendu Nwogu over the conduct of the May ward congresses.
The court also dismissed the appeal filled by APC governorship flag bearer, Tonye Cole, challenging the judgement.
The court affirmed the judgment of Justice Nwogu that the state chapter of the APC had no ward, local government and state executives.
The Court of Appeal Port Harcourt Division Special Panel, chaired by Justice Abubakar Yahaya, dismissed the two appeals for lack of merit.
