A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, has declared invalid the announcement of David Lyon, the All Progressives Congress (APC) can...
A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa,
has declared invalid the announcement of David Lyon, the All
Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and that of his running mate, Degi
Eremienyo, for Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa.
Justice Jane Inyang said that the APC
breached the rules when another person, other than the statutorily
recognised authority, the chairman of the party’s National Electoral
Committee, announced the results of the poll.
Senator Heineken Lokpobiri had
instituted the case against the APC, it’s standard bearer, Lyon, and the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the disputed
outcome of the September 4 governorship primaries in the State.
However, the judge declined to declare
Lokpobiri, a former minister the valid candidate, as requested in his
prayers before the court.
Lawyer to APC and Lyon, Sydney
Ibanichuka, in an interview said the judgement was a travesty of
justice. He said the court granted a request that was not part of the
suit before.
--ThisDay
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