The River State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja has annulled the election of Chief Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the April 11, 2015 governorship poll in the State. The three-member tribunal, presided over by Justice Suleiman Ambursa, gave the orders in its judgment in a petition filed against the election of Wike by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the April 11 election in the state, Dr Dakuku Peterside.The tribunal ordered that elections should be conducted within ninety day in the state.
However, News reports that security has been beefed up with deployment of security personnel in Port Harcourt and neighbouring local government areas.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson of the command, confirmed that all was calm in Port Harcourt and in the state.
“We have not recorded any incidents and the state is calm. Police is on top of the situation,”
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