The Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, reserved judgment in the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr. Tonye Cole, on the March 18 governorship election in the State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Mr. Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election after he polled 302,614 votes to defeat the APC candidate who had 95,274 votes in the exercise.
The Labour Party candidate, Beatrice Itubo, finished in third position with 22,224 votes.
Cole is challenging Fubara’s victory over alleged fraud in the election.
INEC, the governor, and the PDP were listed as respondents in the case.
The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Cletus Emifonye, adjourned the matter for judgment after the parties adopted their final written addresses and presented their arguments for and against the petition.
The tribunal had on September 7 also reserved judgment in the petition filed by the LP candidate against Fubara’s victory.