Nigeria, Dec. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Monday struck out a suit challenging the emergency rule imposed on Rivers State earlier in the year.

The emergency rule lapsed on 18 September, but the suit filed by 11 states, which were all under the control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had continued. The Supreme Court heard the parties on 21 October and reserved judgement.

In a 6-1 majority judgement delivered on Monday, the Supreme Court upheld the preliminary objections raised by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the National Assembly, sued as the respondents in the suit.

Upholding the preliminary objections, Mohammed Idris, who delivered the lead majority judgement, ruled that the suit was incompetent.

He ruled th...