Obuah Lauds Tribunal On Nsiegbe, Others

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State says it is satisfied with the Election Petition Tribunal Judgement in Abuja which upheld the election of a House of Representative Member, Mrs Blessing Nsiegbe of the PDP and two members of the state House of Assembly, Edison Ehie and Martin Mamah.

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja  last Wednesday upheld the election of Mrs Blessing Nsiegbe representing Port Harcourt Federal Constituency II and the elections of Edison Ehie and Martins Mannah representing Ahoada East Constiutency 1 and Ahoada East Constituency 11 respectively in the Rivers State House of Assembly.

Counsel to Nsiegbe, Dike Udenna said the petitions of Messrs Colhas Owhonda, Ibiso Nwuche and Eric Appiah of the All Progressives Congress were dismissed because they were not filed within 21 days as required by law,

The chairman of PDP in the state Bro Felix Obuah who congratulated the lawmakers on their resounding victory yesterday in Port Harcourt, noted that more elected lawmakers of the party in the March 19, 2016 legislative rerun election in the state would surely have similar victory in the election tribunal.

He described the judgement as further confirmation of Rivers peoples mandate and acceptance of the PDP as a house hold party in the state.

The party chairman also commended the tribunal judges for standing firm in their unanimous decision on the matter despite pressures on them by the opposition and petitioners to subvert justice and do other wise.

Obuah reiterated that PDP as a law abiding party has over the years subjected itself and it activities to the rule of law and has maintained it preference for free, fair and peaceful elections at all levels.

The party chairman explained that the various judgement of the courts in favour of the party were in the right direction and therefore commendable.

Obuah, while regretting the slight and deliberate distraction by the petitioners called on the victorious lawmakers of the party to settle down and give the people meaningful representation in line with the new Rivers vision of Governor Nyesom Wike.