Election Tribunal upholds Governor Wike’s re-election – TheNigerialawyer

The Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal has dismissed
the petition filed by the Rivers State 2019 Governorship Candidate
of Labour Party, Chief Isaac Wonwu against the victory of Governor
Nyesom Ezenwo Wike at the poll.

Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice O.K Kaigama, dismissed the
petition following a motion for withdrawal, moved by counsel to
Chief Wonwu, Mr Uche Ulemene.

Justice Kaigama also stated that the Labour Party Governorship
Candidate withdrew the petition on his own volition and that there
were no illegal agreements that necessitated the withdrawal.

Wonwu’s counsel sought the leave of the Tribunal to withdraw the
petition and strike out same.

He informed the Tribunal that his application to withdraw the
petition was accompanied by a notice of consent to withdraw, marked
as Exhibit A.

He added that also annexed was an affidavit against illegal
terms of withdrawal.

Counsel to Governor Wike, MS Agwu, said that they were not
opposed to the withdrawal.

He announced that he filed an affidavit against any illegal
terms of withdrawal, noting that the petitioner withdrew the
petition on his own volition.

The Tribunal therefore, dismissed the Labour Party’s petition
EPT/RS/GOV/O4/2019, saying that the Labour Party Governorship
Candidate stated that he withdrew the petition in the interest of
Rivers State.

Counsel to INEC, Abdulhakeem Mustapha (SAN) informed the
Tribunal that INEC was not opposing the application for
withdrawal.

Governor Wike emerged victorious at the 2019 Governorship
Election where he polled 886,264.

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