The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck out an appeal filed by the APC challenging the judgment of a High Court in Rivers State which barred the party from conducting any primaries in the state.
Ibrahim Umah and 22 other aggrieved members of the APC had raised a preliminary objection.
Justice Aliyu Sanusi ruling on the objection raised by the respondents, saying that there was substance in it.
The court unanimously agreed with the respondents that the suit from which the trial court entered a judgment barring the APC from holding primaries was an election matter which the court had jurisdiction to entertain.
Reasons for striking out the appeal would be given on a date to be announced to parties, Justice Sanusi said.
