Says Rivers State High Court has no justification to entertain the matter
“Only the Federal High Court and no other court has the jurisdiction to determine cases of tenures and vacancies of the House of Assembly, Governors and President and not the State High Courts (Rivers State High Inclusive).
“From the foregoing, it is of the view of the learned judges that there was no contention on the speakership of Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewule from the records, and therefore, remains the speaker,” Appeal Court
Issues decided So far.
The Notice of Preliminary Objections filed by Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo, Hon. Sokari Goodboy Sokari, Hon. Adolphus Timothy and Governor of Rivers State being the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Respondents challenging the Appeal of Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule and 24 others have been dismissed for lacking in merit.
Issue 1: Record of Appeal is not invalidated. Therefore, the appeal has life.
Issue 2: The Appeal Court has jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
Issue 3: The Hon. Amaewhule’s led RSHA members have the right of appeal as their constitutional right &can’t be taken away from them.
MARTINS V JUMBO
Issue 4: Determined
Only the Federal High Court and no other court has the jurisdiction to determine cases of tenures and vacancies of House of Assembly, Governors and President and not the State High Courts (Rivers State High Inclusive).
Issue 6: From the foregoing, it is of the view of the learned judges that there was no contention on the speakership of Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewule from the records, and therefore, remains the speaker.
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