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Just in: Supreme Court dismisses Fubara appeal against Amaewhule-led Assembly

Just in: Supreme Court dismisses Fubara appeal against Amaewhule-led Assembly 

 

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, challenging the leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule.

Justice Uwani Abba-Aji who led a five-member Supreme Court panel dismissed the appeal on Monday and awarded a cost of two million naira against the governor payable to the Rivers State House of Assembly as the first respondent and Martin Amaewhule as the second respondent.

The dismissal of the appeal by Fubara was based on the withdrawal of the suit by his counsel, Yusuf Ali.

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