Tribunal fixes September 7 for ruling on Mpigi/Fabeke suit
The Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, will on Thursday, 7th of September, 2023 deliver judgment on Rivers South East Senatorial District between the senatorial candidate of the Labor Party, Douglas Fabeke, Barry Mpigi of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The three man panel of the Tribunal announced the date through the Clark of the court, after the parties adopted and argued on their final written addresses.
Fabeke of the Labor Party had upon the declaration of Mpigi of the PDP, filed a suit challenging Mpigi’s victory, and asked the court to declare him as the winner of the election.
It would interest you to know that the Rivers South East Senatorial District candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Ambassador Oji Ngofa is also challenging the victory of the candidate of the PDP, a suit which judgment is also near.
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