Tribunal Sacks Nyesom Wike as Rivers Governor

The Rivers state Election Petition Tribunal has today sacked Nyesom Wike as the Governor of Rivers State. Chris Uche (SAN), the counsel to PDP, after the judgment, said that Wike still remains the governor until the appeal processes are exhausted.

The counsel expressed shock that in less than 24 hours after lawyers on all sides submitted nine written addresses and documents, the tribunal sent notice that judgment would be delivered on Saturday, October 24.

Uche said that the tribunal was aware the supreme court judgment on the jurisdiction of the tribunal outside of Rivers state would be delivered on Tuesday, adding that the tribunal had 7 days to deliver its judgment, wondering why it chose to do so in less than two days. The tribunal ordered that a rerun be conducted in the state.