Pascal Arogorn Ibe
The court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday upheld the election of Bayelsa State governor, Duoye Diri
The court overturned the nullification of the governor’s election by the Bayelsa State election petition tribunal.
The five-man panel of the appellate court held that the tribunal acted outside its jurisdiction in nullifying the governor’s election.
In a unanimous judgment, the five-man panel of the court said the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party failed woefully to show that it had a valid candidate that was unlawfully excluded by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The court berated the tribunal for ignoring the fact that the petition of ANDP was status barred in addition to the fact that the party presented an unqualified candidate to INEC in the November 16, 2019 Governorship election in Bayelsa State.
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