Supreme Court Rejects Tonye Cole’s Appeal Against Fubara
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of Tonye Cole and the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the election of Siminalayi Fubara as Governor of Rivers State.
The appeal was deemed incompetent and lacked merit as the appellant failed to prove allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act and other claims of irregularities and corrupt practices.
Tonye Cole, who was the APC candidate in the March 18, 2023 election, challenged the victory of Governor Fubara on the grounds that he did not resign as the accountant general of Rivers State before the election.
However, the court held that this claim was not proven.
Cole sought to reverse the judgments of the Court of Appeal and the Tribunal, both of which upheld the declaration of Fubara, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the Rivers Governorship Election.
