Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit filed by Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara seeking the removal of 27 members of the State House of Assembly over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The court, in a ruling delivered on Monday by Musa Muhammad, struck out the case after Mr Fubara's legal team, led by Yusuf Ali, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), withdrew the appeal.

The governor, in his notice of withdrawal, simply informed the panel of justices that "events had overtaken the suit."

The Rivers State House of Assembly and its Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, represented by Wole Olanipekun, also a SAN, did not oppose the withdrawal.

Following this, th...