By: Felix Ikpotor
Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has vowed to appeal against the tribunal’s judgment that nullified the election victory of George Sekibo, the senator representing Rivers East senatorial district
Spokesman of the party in the state, Samuel Nwanosike stated this while reacting to the development in Port Harcourt and said Sekibo remains a serving Senator pending the outcome of his case at the appeal court.
But the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Andrew Uchendu has hailed the tribunal’s judgment that declared him winner of the Rivers East Senatorial district election.
Uchendu who spoke shortly after returning to the state from Abuja where the election petition tribunal held its sittings said the outcome of his petition has reignited public confidence in the Judiciary.
According to him, investigations into collation of results from the rerun polls held in some parts of Rivers State on December the 10th, 2016 proved that he scored the highest number of votes to defeat his PDP counterpart, George Sekibo.
He declared that going by the tribunal’s judgment he is the senator-elect for the district.
