BREAKING NEWS: Tribunal orders rerun of Rivers Governorship Election, sacks Wike

The Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Nyesom Wike as the Governor of Rivers State and ordered that a fresh governorship election be conducted in the state .

The tribunal, delivered its ruling in Abuja on Saturday.

The petition challenging the election of Mr. Wike as Rivers State Governor was filed by Dakuku Peterside, the candidate of the opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Rivers governorship election, which was criticised by local and international observers, witnessed the largest amount of violence both before and after the elections.

Posted by Janice Johnson