Appeal court dismiss Sylva’s petition, upholds Diri’s tribunal victory

 

A three-man panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Thursday, dismissed the appeal of the All Progressive Congress and its governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, seeking to set aside the Bayelsa governorship election Tribunal judgment.

The appellate court while delivering judgment in the appeal, upheld Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party re-election victory.

The court held that it found no reason to set aside the earlier judgment of the tribunal which refused to nullify the outcome of the governorship poll held in the state on November 11, 2023.

The court dismissed Sylvia’s appeal for being incompetent and lacking in merit.

The appellate court also awarded N500,000 each as a cost in favour of the respondents.

Details shortly….

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