The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of writing to the president of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa of requesting for the disbandment of the Rivers State House of Assembly Election Tribunal.

According to a statement made available to CEOAFRICA and signed by the APC state publicity secretary, Mr Chrsi Fishbone, it accused the PDP of formally writing to the president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, requesting for the disbandment of the Rivers State House of Assembly Election Tribunal (Panel 1) chaired by Justice Uchenna Okorie, claiming that he was appointed in violation of Paragraphs 1[1] and [2] of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 as amended.

Mr Finebone expressed that the APC is not averse to rectifying the constitution of any of the election petition panels, as long as such action is to put right a cogent and verifiable error noticed in the process.