Breaking: Appeal Court gives final judgement on order restraining pro-Wike lawmakers from parading selves as Rivers Assembly members

  • The order restraining the pro-Nyesom Wike lawmakers from parading themselves as members of the Rivers Assembly has been set aside
  • The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja ruled that the Rivers state high court lacked the power/jurisdiction to hear the case
  • Justice Jimi Bada held that no urgency warranted the grant of the ex-parte order by the Rivers state high court

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FCT, Abuja – The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has voided the order restraining the 25 members of the Rivers House of Assembly from further parading themselves as members of the Assembly and conducting legislative businesses.