The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday upheld the elections of three lawmakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State. They are Hon. Edison Ehie of Ahoada East 1, Hon. Martins Mannah of Ahoada East II, State Constituency and Hon. (Mrs.) Blessing Nsiegbe of Port Harcourt Federal Constituency II.

The Chairman, Rivers State chapter of the PDP, Bro. Felix Obuah says he is elated over the judgment of the Tribunal.

Bro. Obuah joyfully congratulated the lawmakers on their resounding victory at the Tribunal, describing the judgments as further confirmation of Rivers people’s mandate and acceptance of the PDP as a household party in the state.

The PDP Chairman also commended the Tribunal Judges for standing upright in their unanimous decision on the matters, in spite of obvious pressures on them by the opposition party and thepetitioners to subvert justice and declare otherwise.

Bro. Obuah reiterated that the PDP, as a law-abiding party, has over the years, subjected itself and its activities to the rule of law and has maintained its preference for free, fair and peaceful elections at all levels, explaining that the various judgments of the courts in favour of the PDP are in the right direction and therefore, commendable.

While regretting the slight deliberate distraction by the petitioners from the All Progressives Congress (APC), the PDP Chairman called on the victorious candidates of the party to settle down and give the people of the state meaningful representations in line with the New Rivers vision of Governor Nyesom Wike.