Court Allows Rivers LG Polls to Proceed Despite Legal Challenge
The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt dismisses a motion seeking to halt the local government elections scheduled for August 30. The presiding judge ruled that the motion lacked merit and granted permission for the elections to proceed as planned.
The court directed the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission to conduct the elections as scheduled, with a hearing for the substantive suit set for September 10.
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