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The presiding judge, Justice Lambo Akanbi of the Federal High Court 1, gave the verdict in his ruling on Thursday.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The judge said that the decision of the administration of former Governor Chibuike Amaechi to go ahead with the conduct of the council election on May 23, in spite of a court order asking all parties to maintain status quo, was a flagrant abuse of court process and disregard for rule of law.<\/div>\n
The Rivers State Command of the Nigeria Police has also revealed that it had obstructed an attempt by arsonists to raze the Federal High Court.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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