A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the suit seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission from collating results of the governorship election held in Rivers State on 9th March, 2019.
Justice Inyang Ekwo in a Judgment held that the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
The governorship candidate of the African Action Congress in the state Biokpomabo Awara, had in an application prayed the court to stop the collation and announcement of results.
Mr Awara says he is the clear winner of the March 9 election having won 15 of the 23 local government areas in the state.
But delivering judgement, Justice Inyang held that once an election is held, the Federal High court or the state high court cannot assume or exercise jurisdiction covers such matters as it is the duty of the election petitions tribunal.
