Rivers: Court dismisses suit seeking to replace 27 pro-Wike lawmakers

Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgment, held that the suit instituted by the Action People’s Party (APP) was statute barred, having not been filed within 14 days allowed by law. The 27 lawmakers, led by Martin Amaewhule, were said to have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Dec. 11, 2023. However, the Action People’s Party (APP) filed the case on July 12, a period of 8 months after the cause of action emanated.