Rivers guber: Gov. Wike, Senator Abe react to Appeal Court ruling

The lawmaker representing Rivers East West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Magnus Abe has reacted to the Appeal Court ruling which granted Stay of Execution on the Judgement of Justice Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court, which nullified all primaries of the party.

According to NAN, Patrick Luke, counsel to Abe, who is also a factional governorship candidate in the state, said the ruling had not changed the position that APC candidates had been omitted in the election list.

Luke, who is counsel for Abe and 42 others, in suit No: CA3/37/2019, said “The appellant asked for a stay of execution of judgement of the federal High Court delivered on Jan. 7. They also asked for a restraining order.”

“At the end of the proceedings today, the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, delivered a ruling and refused the reliefs restraining INEC from obeying orders of the reliefs that were sought in the Federal High Court judgement,’’ he said.

Also reacting to the ruling through his Campaign Organisation, the State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said he was not perturbed by the decision.

Emma Okah, the spokesman of the organisation, said Wike was confident of winning the election because of his achievements in the state.

“We are not perturbed. We are not afraid of any candidate contesting against Gov. Nyesom Wike.

“His achievements in the state will speak for him and the people of Rivers State will surely grant him victory any day,’’ he said.