A five-man panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, reversed the nullification of the November 16 governorship election that produced Senator Douye Diri as governor of Bayelsa State. The five man panel in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Obande Ogbunya, held that the majority judgment of the Bayelsa
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The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, on Monday nullified the election that produced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate, Senator Duoye Diri, as Governor. The Tribunal held that the election was unlawful due to the exclusion of the ADP and its candidate, King George, from the November 16, Governorship Election. Meanwhile,
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The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed two petitions challenging the victory of Governor Duoye Diri and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, in the last election in the state. The petition were filed by the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and the United Peoples Congress (UPC). The tribunal’s three-man panel held that the petitioners’ failed
Read moreThere are obvious fear and vivid apprehension currently in Bayelsa, as the state’s Governorship Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja is set to deliver judgement on Saturday, August 15, 2020. The case judgement is between Vijah Opuama vs the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), People’s Democratic Party, Senator Douye Diri and Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Vijah Opuama
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