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Ategberoson:
until appeal and supreme verdict validate the tribunal judgement before the sitting Governor can vacate the office


the incumbent will challenge the case and the worse that happened to Nigeria judiciary system, the Governor might have finished his tenure before it will even reach supreme court

all Nigeria system is polluted with a lot of discrepancies

kcnwaigbo:
APC can't contest

Ayed44:
APC will not participate in the fresh election. They have no candidate.

Ayed44:
U don't even understand anything. David Lyon is not even in the picture. If there would be a fresh election, APC would not participate because they have no candidate for the election.

AAA593:
There is no APC in the election

AAA593:
Are you doing fresh primary?

The Bayelsa State Gubernatorial Petition Tribunal has nullified the election of Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State.

The election was nullified based on a petition by the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party, which argued that it was unlawfully excluded from participating in the election.

The tribunal ruling can, however, still be challenged at the appeal court.

More details later on the tribunal’s Monday ruling will be provided in subsequent updates.

Monday’s ruling comes two days after the tribunal dismissed three other petitions against the election of Mr Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the three-member tribunal dismissed the three petitions filed by separte parties on Saturday.

Read our story on the Saturday rulings below.
The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Saturday, dismissed three petitions against Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and affirmed him the duly elected governor of the state.

The petitions dismissed by the tribunal were filed by the Alliance for Democracy (AD), the United People’s Congress (UPC) and the Liberation Movement (LM).

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Supreme Court, on February 13, sacked David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor-elect barely 24 hours to his inauguration.

The apex court based its rulings on the premise that his deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, presented false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in aid of his qualification for the November 16 governorship election in the state.

The apex court then ordered INEC to declare the party with the highest number of lawful votes and geographical spread the winner of the election. Mr Diri was later sworn in as governor

Tribunal Ruling
In a unanimous decision on Saturday, a three-member panel of the tribunal dismissed three petitions challenging Mr Diri’s victory.

The judge, S.M. Owoduni, who read the lead judgment of the tribunal held that the petition filed by AD and its candidate, Owei Woniwei, is incompetent and lacks merit.

Justice Owoduni held that the petitioners failed to prove the allegation that Mr Diri’s deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, forged his declaration of age and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharged certificate.

The second petition filed by Ibiene Stephen and his party, UPC and the one filed by the candidate of the Liberation Movement (LM), Vijah Opuama, were also dismissed.

Mr Opuama had filed his petition to challenge the declaration Messrs Diri and Ewhrudjakpo as governor and deputy.

He also alleged that Mr Ewhrudjakpo submitted forged exemption certificate and documents that contain false information to INEC. He is asking the tribunal to cancel the election and order a fresh poll.

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richie240:
Lolz....As if he had another alternative!
Self-consolation is allowed bro.

Afospecialk:
Role to be used and dumped ?

Thats what our yeebow are know for anyway

Hero of our yeebooow blooders from the yeeeeast play a role of a slave to his Fulani master just as Ojukwu did when he joined Shagari party campaign and still lost


Yoruba need to teach you yeeeebooow how to play politics without been used as a slave

sweetsell:
Wicked OP you want Igbo Ipob PDP to continue wailing.

hollah123:
loud it my brother,iPod n failure Na like 5 n 6
where is gandollar n jasonscolari,I promise to tag them once they fail

OPPPS:
The meeting started 12pm and ended 2pm. So Giadom is actually 2hours IPoB chairman

APC NEC Meeting Over. Caretaker Committee named; will also serve as Convention Planning Committee. Governor of Yobe, Mai Mala Buni, is Chairman of the Committees. Other members include Governors of Niger & Osun.

NEC ratifies all decisions taken in respect of Edo Guber Primaries

“The issue of him participating in the primary, that one is closed. We have moved beyond application by candidates, screening, and appeal. What we are trying to do now is the primary,” he said.

Mysticwebb:
In all this rubbish you wrote here, where did he deny quitting APC? I have not moved to a new platform is different from I have not left APC. You can leave a party without immediately entering into another party.

Melezenawii:
Jonathan government hmmnn