Court strikes out PDP’s suits against Accord Party in Rivers over eligibility of guber candidate

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday struck out a suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the eligibility of Accord Party, it’s governorship candidate and running mate to contest the 2023 general elections in Rivers State for lack of jurisdiction.

Presiding Judge, Justice Stephen Daylop-Pam in a separate suit also struck out PDP’s suit against all the National Assembly candidates of Accord Party for lack of jurisdiction.

Justice Daylop-Pam based his judgment on the recent decision of the Appeal Court in Lagos and Rivers State, which revealed that no court has jurisdiction to hear a case file by another political party bothering on internal party affairs.

The judge did not bother to go into the merits of the case but insisted that any attempt by him to interfere in the matter after the appellate court had taken decision on similar matter will amount to him being tagged a rascal.

It is on this premise he upheld the objections of the counsels to Accord Party and struck out the suits.