Appeal Court Overturns Nullification Of Diri’s Election As Bayelsa Governor
BREAKING: Court of Appeal sets aside majority Judgment which nullifies election of Douye Diri as governor of Bayelsa State.
*ANDP did not prove valid nomination of its candidate to contend unlawful exclusion.
**Case of ANDP was statute barred having failed to file within 14days
A five-man panel of the Appellate Court has overturned a ruling which nullified the election of Douye Diri as governor of Bayelsa State.
The court held that the Bayelsa Election Petition Tribunal acted outside its jurisdiction by nullifying the election of Governor Diri.
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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