A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court has heard arguments by lawyers from all sides on whether it should uphold its 13 February ruling that nullified the election of David Lyon, the All Progressives Congress candidate, who overwhelmingly won the election.

The panel headed by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta has now risen, to resume to give a verdict.

The APC is seeking a reversal of the judgment which disqualified its candidate David Lyon.

Legal luminary Afe Babalola represented Lyon and Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, the deputy governor-elect.

Babalola, a senior advocate of Nigeria, argued that the apex court has the power to set aside its earlier judgment.



Bayelsa Governor-elect, David Lyon: Seeks reversal of Supreme Court Judgment

He insisted that the application is not for a review of the judgment but to set aside the judgment sacking Mr Lyon who overwhelmingly won the election.

Mr Babalola added that the judgment of the court delivered on February 13, amounts to a denial of fair hearing. He urged the court to reverse its decision.

Chief Wole Olanipekun, another senior advocate, representing the APC asked the apex court to set aside its judgment on the ground that the court had no jurisdiction to have entertained the appeal in the first place.

He explained that the suit was first filed at the Federal High Court as a pre-election matter, which is the foundation of the matter that made the appeal get to the apex court.

Mr Olanipekun, therefore, restated his argument that the apex court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the matter.

He added that all humans are fallible so it is not beyond the apex court to make a mistake.

Mr Olanipekun also faulted the interpretation of the judgment of the court by INEC which issued a certificate of return to Senator Douye Diri of the PDP, urging the court to grant the application to set aside its earlier judgment.

Counsel to the PDP, Tayo Oyetibo, also a SAN, argued that the application by David Lyon is an invitation to violate the nation’s constitution.

He added that it is also an invitation to the court to ‘sit in judgment’ over its earlier decision which must not be allowed while urging the court to summarily dismiss the application.

mkoabiola:
APC hired 2 gigantic legal luminaries....

Afe babalola and Wole olanipekun..

quickberry:

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/02/26/update-bayelsa-gladiators-wait-for-supreme-court-ruling/

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what do you do for a living?

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Na wa o