The agitation by the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC to be enlisted in this weekend’s ballot may have come to an end with the final decision of the commission not to heed a last minute petition by the APC
A petition filed by the Rivers State chapter of the party caused the commission to enter into a meeting yesterday.
The commission, however, remained unmoved and resolved not to enlist the APC in all elections in the state.
Speaking to newsmen on the outcome of the commission’s deliberation, INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said:
“As for APC in Rivers, I think the Supreme Court has made a number of pronouncements on that matter and for that reason, the commission has taken its decision going by the judgement of the Supreme Court.
“And in our constitution, the Supreme Court is the last hunt for result for any citizen. And their must be an end for litigation as lawyers may say and once the Supreme Court makes a pronouncement, all agencies and authorities in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, abide by the judgement of the Supreme Court.
“And so, the commission as a law abiding institution, will always abide by the judgement of courts so that is the situation for Rivers State. There’s nowhere else to go. We’ll go by the judgement of all courts, but when it comes to the Supreme Court, that is the end of all litigation.”
