Court to hear motion to dismiss LP’s defection suit against Rivers lawmakers

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A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt will on Monday, hear a motion seeking to strike out the defection suit filed by the Labour Party (LP) against Martin Amaewhule and 26 other members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

At the last hearing on March 11, 2025, K. Njemanze (SAN) counsel for the Rivers State House of Assembly, informed the court that he had filed a motion on March 10, urging the court to strike out the case.

Njemanze argued that the Supreme Court’s ruling on February 28, 2025, had already resolved all issues raised in the suit.

Citing Section 287(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), he maintained that the Federal High Court was bound to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision. 

However, Clifford Chuku, counsel for the Labour Party (LP), opposed the motion.

He stated that he had filed a reply on points of law, arguing that the Supreme Court’s ruling did not directly address the central issue in this suit, which challenges the legality of the lawmakers’ defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC)…