Siminalayi Fubara’s victory as the Governor of Rivers State has been confirmed by the Supreme Court. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Patrick Tonye Cole, contested the election results, claiming that Fubara wasn’t eligible to run as he was still working for the Rivers State government as the Accountant General during the election.
Fubara, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won the governorship election with 302,614 votes, defeating Cole, who secured 95,274 votes. The Tribunal and the Appeal Court had earlier dismissed Cole’s case, stating a lack of credible evidence to support his claims of Fubara’s non-qualification, corrupt practices, and non-compliance.
The Supreme Court, in its recent judgment, upheld the Appellate Court’s decision, stating that Cole failed to prove allegations of over-voting and non-compliance against Governor Fubara. The five-member Supreme Court panel, led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, dismissed Patrick Tonye-Cole’s appeal, declaring it lacking in merit.
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