The Supreme Court in its pronouncement affirmed the judgement of Justice Chiwendu Nworgu on the congress conducted by the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers state which restrained the party from fielding candidates. Pastor Cole noted that the Supreme Court would on Monday make final pronouncement on the legality of the party congresses conducted at the instance of the party national secretariat where its standard bearers emerged. The statement read in part:” Our attention has been drawn to reports which suggest that Ibrahim Umar & 22 others have secured a monumental victory at the Supreme Court. “The Supreme Court sat today, Friday, 8th February, 2019 to determine the issue of representation, which has been in contention. The Supreme Court would be sitting on Monday, 11th February, 2019.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 08, 2019 16:17 UTC