SAN FRANCISCO, February 8, (THEWILL) – The Supreme Court Friday upheld the ruling of the Court of Appeal and the High Court in Rivers State which blocked the primary elections conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State.
This decision by the Supreme Court, which is a big blow to the APC, means that the the Rivers State APC will not present candidates on the Feb 16th National Assembly elections and the Governorship and House of Assembly elections scheduled for the 2nd of March.
There has been a tussle of factions in the state some loyal to Senator Magnus Abe and the other loyal to former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, now Minister of transportation, with both holding parallel primaries in the state and claiming authenticity.
However, in its ruling on Friday, the apex court has decided that it will be no show for the Rivers APC in 2019 and sustained the judgement of the High Court.
This brings to closure the pressure on INEC to postpone the election in the state due to the legal tussle but the electoral umpire has insisted that the party will not feature on the ballot box in rivers.
