Jubilation as Appeal Court grants Rivers APC’s plea
05 February 2019 |
1:17 pm
There was jubilation in Rivers State, as Court of Appeal granted a stay of execution of the judgment of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt on the fielding of candidates by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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