Stephen Adewale
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja Wednesday refused to grant the African Action Congress a fresh application to halt the collation and announcement of gubernatorial elections in Rivers State.
It would be recalled that AAC had approached the court seeking an order to stop INEC from collating and announcing the results from 17 Local Government Areas in the State where election had taken place on March 9.
The presiding court, Inyang Ekwo, held that the AAC and its candidate Awara Biokpomabo’s ex parte application brought before him was such that the court could not grant without hearing the other side.
Ekwo said, “The orders as prayed in the ex parte are not such that can be granted without hearing from the order side.
“I therefore make an order that the process be served on the other side for them to come to court to show cause why the prayer sought ought not to be granted.
“Therefore, the prayers on the ex parte motion are hereby refused,” he said.
He adjourned the case to March 25.
