Supreme Court Dismisses Polls Suit Against Amaechi

VICTORY has again come for Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State as the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a suit filed against his victory at the April 2011 governorship election in Rivers State by Felix Amadi, the gubernatorial candidate of the African Political System party (APS).Amadi had filed the suit claiming that he was unlawfully omitted and excluded from contesting the election.The case which had been dropped at the Election Petition Tribunal and subsequently the Appeal Court was yesterday dismissed by the Supreme Court for lack of merit.In his reaction, Amaechi described the judgment as a vindication of his victory at the polls and gave God the glory.Amaechi, in a statement by his spokesman, Mr. David Iyofor, emphasised that ithas once again shown clearly the hand of God in the administration of Governor Amaechi.'Right from the inception of the Amaechi administration, the hand of God has been clearly visible. This is a victory for democracy, it is a victory for the rule of law and a victory for Rivers people,' Iyofor said.He added that the ruling is a vindication of Amaechi's convincing and overwhelming victory at the polls in April 2011 and urged the people to join forces with the governor to take Rivers state to greater heights.
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