By -Eben Alex
Justice Adamu T. Mohammed of a Federal High court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, has dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Siminalaye Fubara.
One of the contestants, Morgan West had filed the suit in June praying to disqualify Fubara, the winner of the PDP primary alleging that he is not a member of the party
West, in the suit, had asked the court to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising Fubara as the PDP governorship candidate in Rivers state.
He alleged that the announcement of Fubara’s name as the winner of the primary was not in line with the guidelines of the Electoral Act 2022. He further claiming that Fubara, who enjoyed the support of the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, did not garner the highest number of votes from delegates in the primary election. PDP Rivers Nyesom Wike 2023 Election
West also argued that Fubara was not a member of the PDP and did not have a valid membership card with the party.
But Justice Mohammed struck out the case for lacking competence and jurisdiction.
