Appeal Court Dismisses Challenge to Rivers APC Congress Nullification
The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt has dismissed an appeal connected to the 2024 Rivers APC congresses that produced the Tony Okocha-led executive committee. The decision leaves in place a Rivers State High Court judgment that nullified the ward, local government and state congresses. Counsel for the respondents said the appeal was dismissed as incompetent. They argue that the congresses were held despite an existing court order restraining the exercise, meaning the earlier nullification remains binding. Rivers APC officials disagree that the ruling immediately removes the current executive. The party says the appeal concerned an interlocutory matter and that the substantive case has been sent back to the High Court for hearing. The dispute keeps the legitimacy of the Rivers APC leadership in contention as the party prepares for the 2027 elections.
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