The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has been ordered to vacate his seat by the Court of Appeal, in confirmation of an earlier judgment by the Rivers State Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal.
Recall that the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja had sacked Wike in October and also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fresh polls within 90 days.
This was following a petition filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Dakuku Peterside, citing non-compliance with electoral guidelines.
However, the governor had petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn the judgment, with the argument that the tribunal could not unseat him since it held its proceedings in Abuja instead of Rivers State.
The Supreme Court had thrown out his petition, stating security reasons for the decision of the tribunal to hold its proceedings in the Federal Capital instead of Rivers.