Nigeria’s Supreme Court has struck out a suit filed by governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging President Bola Tinubu’s actions concerning the suspension of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.

In a decisive ruling, the apex court held that the case lacked merit, effectively ending the PDP governors’ attempt to halt federal intervention in the Rivers political crisis. The decision clears the legal fog surrounding Fubara’s suspension and reinforces the court’s stance on procedural and constitutional boundaries in inter-governmental disputes.

The ruling is a major setback for the opposition PDP and a significant legal win for the Tinubu administration, as political observers say it may reshape the balance of power between the federal government and state executives.

With the Supreme Court’s verdict now final, attention shifts to the political consequences in Rivers State and the next moves by key actors as tensions continue to simmer.