The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal by Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara against a judgment of the Court of Appeal affirming Martin Amaewhule as the Speaker of the Rivers House of Assembly.
A five-member panel of the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, marked: SC/CV/1171/2024, shortly after Fubara’s lawyer, Yusuf Ali (SAN) applied to withdraw it on the grounds that events have overtaken the appeal.
Ali did not explain what he meant when he said events had overtaken the appeal.
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Lawyers to the respondents, including some members of the Amaewhule-led faction of the House of Assembly – Wole Olanipekun (SAN), Joseph Daudu, Tuduru Edeh (SAN) and Mini Ayua – did not oppose the withdrawal.
Olanipekun and Daudu however requested for N2milion cost each on the grounds that issues had been joined by parties, a request the court granted in a ruling delivered by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, who headed the panel.
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