Case Against Tinubu, Fubara, And Others Dismissed By Appeal Court Over Rivers Assembly Crisis

Case Against Tinubu, Fubara, And Others Dismissed By Appeal Court Over Rivers Assembly Crisis

An Appeal Court in Port Harcourt has dismissed an appeal filed by His Highness Anabs Sara-Igbe and nine others against a judgment of the Rivers State High Court, presided over by Justice Chinwendu Nworgu. The original lawsuit targeted President Bola Tinubu, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Martins Amaewhule, and 24 others but was dismissed by the High Court for lack of jurisdiction……. CONTINUE READING

Justice Nworgu had previously ruled that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the suit brought by Sara-Igbe and nine other Rivers elders. The Appeal Court’s three-man panel, led by Justice Elfreda Oluwayamisi-Dawodu, upheld this decision on Friday, citing the state High Court’s lack of jurisdiction and describing the plaintiffs’ actions as purely academic.

The claimants had sought clarification from the High Court on whether President Tinubu had the authority to instruct the governor to resubmit the 2024 budget to 24 lawmakers, led by Amaewhule, even after their seats were declared vacant. Justice Nworgu’s ruling on applications for substituted service against Amaewhule, the Rivers State House of Assembly, and the Peoples Democratic Party resulted in the suit being struck out for lack of jurisdiction, prompting the appeal.