A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dissolved the parallel executive committees (EXCOs) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State.
According to Vanguard the court declared that the EXCOs responsible for nominating Siminialayi Fubara as the party’s governorship candidate, in the primary were not the authentic EXCOs recognized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
The case, with suit number W/6084, was brought before the court by representing of “the genuine state executive committee members of the Rivers PDP”.
The defendants named in the case were the PDP, along with Amb. Desmond Akawor and Dr. Benibo George, who were part of the parallel EXCOs that was dissolved, and INEC.