Just In: Supreme Court Declares Fubara Duly Elected Rivers Governor

The Supreme Court has declared Amaopusenibo Siminalayi Joseph Fubara as the duly elected Governor of Rivers State.

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 election in Rivers State, Patrick Tonye-Cole had challenged Fubara’s victory in the poll.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on 20th March declared PDP’s “Sim” winner with 302614 votes against his closest challenger: Patrick Tamunotonye Cole of the APC with 95274 votes.

But the Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared Fubara validly elected.

This is coming amid his crisis with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.