Appeal Court voids sack of Cole, others as Rivers APC candidates

Appeal Court voids sack of Cole, others as Rivers APC candidates

The ruling of a Federal High Court dismissing all of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for the 2023 general election, including the party’s nominee for governor, Tonye Cole, has been overturned by an Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State.

Following a lawsuit brought by George Orlu and five other people, the Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Obile, dismissed the APC candidates on October 25.

The responders claimed that they had been left out of the delegate conventions of the party.

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Following a lawsuit brought by George Orlu and five other people, the Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Obile, dismissed the APC candidates on October 25.

The responders claimed that they had been left out of the delegate conventions of the party.

However, the Appeal Court overturned the decision in three separate rulings on challenges filed by the APC, Tonye Cole, and the candidates for the National and State Assemblies.

Following a lawsuit brought by George Orlu and five other people, the Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Obile, dismissed the APC candidates on October 25.

The responders claimed that they had been left out of the delegate conventions of the party.

But the Appeal Court, in three separate judgments on appeals brought by the APC, Tonye Cole, and the National and State Assembly candidates, reversed the verdict.