Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Rivers PDP Governorship Candidate

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has thrown out a lawsuit seeking to disqualify the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Siminalaye Fubara from contesting the 2023 elections.

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The lawsuit filed by an aspirant of the PDP, Chief Morgan West alleged that Fubara was not a member of the party and did not have a valid PDP membership card, among other issues.

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Ruling on the case on Friday, November 4, Justice Adamu T. Mohammed struck out the lawsuit on grounds of incompetence and lack of jurisdiction.