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Court Sacks Tonye Cole Over Dual Citizenship


 

Justice Emmanuel Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has disqualified Pastor Tonye Cole as Rivers State Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress.

Justice Obile disqualified Tonye Cole on grounds of dual citizenship for voluntarily acquiring citizenship of United Kingdom and declaration of allegiance to same country, not being duly nominated by his political party and non-compliance with provisions of the Electoral​ Act.

Pastor Cole was also disqualified on grounds that the primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress violated sections of the electoral act and not monitored by INEC

Speaking to journalists shortly after the court sitting, Counsel to PDP Dike Udenna said by the ruling INEC would not file Tonye Cole as Candidate of the APC in the 2023 general elections.


On his part, one of the Counsels to APC, Collins Dike expressed displeasure that the same court which disagreed with APC that no court has right to interfere in another party affairs on a section of constitution been used has turn around to say otherwise.

Mr.  Dike said  APC will appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court.

The PDP had earlier dragged all political parties to Court over non-compliance of new electoral act.




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