Order stopping INEC from declaring Tai LGA result meaningless ----APC

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(Nigeria)The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday, said that the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, order obtained by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  against the release of Tai Local Government Area of the state rerun election results by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was meaningless.
“In any case, the Electoral Act 2010, Section 133 sub 1 forbids any courts from questioning INEC in any manner other than by petition complaining of an undue election or undue return presented to competent tribunal or court. Definitely, the Federal High Court the PDP purportedly obtained its order does not qualify to issue such an order on INEC.

"It is indeed a meaningless court order as far as the APC is concerned,” Senbo Finebone, the APC Publicity Secretary said in a statement.
“The APC cannot be distracted by the antics of the PDP as we prepare for the conclusion of the remaining rerun elections as will be announced by the INEC,” Finebone added.
It will be recalled that the Federal High Court had on Tuesday, restrained NEC, from announcing the result of the suspended re-run election in Tai council.
Trial judge, Justice A. Liman in his ruling in a suit by the PDP,  against INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers State and another, restrained INEC from announcing any results in the council, which election was suspended by INEC.
The court restrained INEC from announcing any results or figures howsoever generated or compiled purporting to be result of the re-run election for any or all of Khana, Bonny, Gokana, Andoni, Eleme and Tai Local Government Areas of Rivers State or any part of the re-run election scheduled for March 19, 2016 which election was subsequently suspended or postponed.

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