Labour Party withdraws election petition, declares support for embattled Gov Fubara in Rivers

The Labour Party has withdrawn its petition challenging Governor Similaye Fubara’s victory in the March 18 election in Rivers State.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Tonye Cole and his LP counterpart, Beatrice Itodo.

The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos on November 28 affirmed the governor’s victory in the election.