Supreme Court Dismisses Wike’s Suit Against Tribunal

The supreme court has dismissed the suit of Nyesom Wike,
Rivers state governor, who challenged the jurisdiction of the
Rivers governorship election petition tribunal to hear a petition
by Dakuku Peterside of All Progressives Congress (APC).
Wike had argued that the tribunal sitting in Abuja had no
jurisdiction over matters that transpired in the state.

His contention is that the tribunal should have sat in Rivers
state and not in Abuja.
The tribunal was moved to Abuja over for security
concerns, as those of Akwa Ibom, Yobe, Adamawa and
Borno. The appeal court had earlier ruled that the tribunal could sit in
Abuja to handle Rivers election petitions.
The Rivers tribunal had last Saturday sacked Wike as governor
of the state, and ordered that the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) hold a fresh election within 90
days.