The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has declared the Local Government and State Congresses held by the Tony Okocha-led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State as invalid.
The congresses, which resulted in the election of new party executives, were deemed to have been conducted in violation of a previous court order.
Despite the legal challenge, the new leadership was inaugurated on December 14 by APC’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje.
The congresses were contested in a suit filed by party members who claimed they were excluded from the process despite fulfilling all required financial obligations.
