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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.

fergie001:
AAA593......Your investiture is by 6pm.




Congrats

engineerboat:
I will need to attend the investiture

SmartProf:
The South South is now 100% PDP, but the truth remains that a political party platform has no significant effect on how a governor choose to develop his state. If not for the sake that many Nigerians are obsessed with party loyalty, performance from leaders is what is uttmost not which party has won or lost. Congrats to Gov. Diri.

fergie001:
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kahal29:
Congrats Fergie. Hope you have informed our new SAN? Where are we meeting for the celebration?

mosdii:
This is laughable.

What are the prayers of ANDP?
The ANDP was after its exclusion and not proving if its candidates were validly nominated or qualified.

Bottom line, INEC has no power to disqualify a party from participating in an election because it doesn't screen candidates of parties contesting an election.


Nigerian judiciary is a mess.

fergie001:
AAA593...Run down here.

TheTrueSeeker2:
You need to be properly guided on legal matters

INEC has guidelines, if and when you decide to willfully go against those guideline you face the consequences.

mosdii:
This is laughable.

What are the prayers of ANDP?
The ANDP was after its exclusion and not proving if its candidates were validly nominated or qualified.

Bottom line, INEC has no power to disqualify a party from participating in an election because it doesn't screen candidates of parties contesting an election.

TheTrueSeeker2:
The judiciary is working...!!!

fergie001:
You will, alongside a small group of SANs, because of COVID-19.... kahal29 ejimatic garfield1 odiks vicdom have registered they will be present.

fergie001:
Two other appeals are coming up..

AP & LM.

mosdii:
This is laughable.

What are the prayers of ANDP?
The ANDP was after its exclusion and not proving if its candidates were validly nominated or qualified.

Bottom line, INEC has no power to disqualify a party from participating in an election because it doesn't screen candidates of parties contesting an election.


Nigerian judiciary is a mess.

garfield1:
He would fail in one