Tribunal judgment: Strange & negates subsisting judgments of the Court of Appeal – Wike

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has described the judgment of the Rivers State Elections Petition Tribunal which nullified his election as not only strange but also negates subsisting judgments of the Court of Appeal.

Speaking on Sunday in a broadcast, the Governor said “It is common knowledge that INEC’s card readers malfunctioned throughout the country in the 2015 general elections. It is also common knowledge that wherever the card reader malfunctioned, manual accreditation, which is the only process, recognized by the current Electoral Act, was used to accredit voters all over the country.

“So far I am not aware of any State where the election was postponed as a result of failure of card readers. Furthermore, the Court of Appeal in Agbaje v Ambode clearly stated that the partial or non-use of card readers is not the basis for the cancellation of an election.

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