Court delivers final judgement on fresh suit seeking to sack 27 pro-Wike’s lawmakers

• The Labour Party (LP) suit challenging the legitimacy of 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly was dismissed connected Tuesday, April 15, 2025
• The Federal High Court sitting successful Port Harcourt said it lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter
• Justice Emmanuel A. Obile explained that the substance had already been decided by the Supreme Court

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Port Harcourt, Rivers state - Justice Emmanuel A. Obile of the Federal High Court sitting successful Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit filed by the Labour Party (LP) challenging the legitimacy of 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

The 27 lawmakers were accused of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Court dismisses suit against 27 lawmakers successful Rivers authorities location of assembly. Photo credit: @OfficialPDPNig
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As reported by Vanguard, the Labour Party successful Suit No: FHC/PH/25/2024 requested that their seats beryllium declared vacant.

The absorption enactment sought a declaration that the lawmakers’ defection was unconstitutional nether Section 272(3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended),

In his ruling connected Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Justice Obile ruled that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter.

The presiding justice cited a binding determination by the Supreme Court delivered connected February 28, 2025, which had already addressed the issue.

Justice Obile ruled that the substance was res judicata, having already been decided by the apex court.

Justice Obile said:

“The Supreme Court’s judgement is binding connected this court. “The contented of the lawmakers’ presumption has been settled, and this tribunal lacks jurisdiction to reopen it.”

According to The Sun, Labour Party counsel Clifford Chuku argued that the contented of defection was a collateral substance successful the lawsuit decided by the Supreme Court and urged the tribunal not to disregard the suit.

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The AGF, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has begun preparing the national government's ineligible defence, portion a abstracted suit by ex-lawmaker Farah Dagogo is acceptable for proceeding connected May 12.

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