Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out suit by the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State seeking to stop All Progressives Congress National Assembly candidates from contesting the 2023 general elections.
The PDP had filed a suit asking the court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission to delist APC from the ballot with the claims that the Congresses and primary that brought in the National Assembly candidates did not comply with the new electoral act.
Presiding judge, Justice Turaki Mohammed in his judgment strike out the PDP suit against APC for lack of jurisdiction and doctrine of stare decides which insisted that lower court can not have anything to do on a matter that the appellate court had taken decision on.
Addressing Newsmen outside the court sitting, one of the Counsels to APC, Emenike Ebete said judgment has given APC National Assembly candidates the power to contest freely in the 2023 general elections without any form of hindrance.
On his part, APC Candidate for Rivers West Senatorial District, Asita Asita commended the judge for respecting the law in his judgment which he said has given room for them to participate in the forth coming election.
Our correspondent reports that Counsel to PDP declined comment.
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