An Appeal Court in Port Harcourt yesterday dismissed the appeal filed by the Rivers State’s All Progressives Congress’ chairman, Flag Ojukaye, challenging the judgement of High Court’s Justice Chinwendu Nwogu over the conduct of the May ward congresses.
The court also dismissed the appeal filled by APC governorship flag bearer, Tonye Cole, challenging the judgement .
The court affirmed the judgment of Justice Nwogu that the state chapter of the APC had no ward, local government and state executives.
The Court of Appeal Port Harcourt Division Special Panel, chaired by Justice Abubakar Yahaya, dismissed the two appeals for lack of merit.
The third appeal which centred on the judgement by Justice Chinwendu Nwogu was dismissed because it was filed out of time and therefore statute barred.
Justice Yahaya ruled that the judgement delivered at the lower court was a consent judgement, adding that Ojukaye should have done the needful legally before approaching the court.
