The Supreme Court has repealed the election of the Governor-elect of Bayelsa State today.
The high court nullified the election of the governor-elect David Mark and his running mate.
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As a result of this judgment, Diri Duoye becomes the next governor of Bayelsa state.
This is as a result of his wide geographical spread. Justice Ejembi Ekwo delivered the judgment.
According to the apex court, APC’s deputy governorship candidate, Degi-Eremienyo, is an illegitimate candidate in the election because he submitted forged certificates to INEC.
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JUST IN: Supreme Court nullifies Bayelsa governor-elect’s election, declares PDP winner The Supreme Court on Thursday nullified the election of Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon and his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, who were already preparing to be inaugurated into office. A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to the All Progressives Congress’ candidates as the winners of the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state. The apex court ordered INEC to issue fresh certificates to the candidates of the party with the next highest votes and with the required constitutional spread of votes in the results of the election, which are the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidates. Justice Ejembi Ekwo, who read the lead judgment of the apex, made the orders after disqualifying the APC’s deputy governorship candidate, Degi-Eremienyo, as a candidate in the election. The court upheld the November 12, 2019 judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which had disqualified Degi-Eremienyo in the election for submitting forged certificates to INEC. The court ruled Degi-Eremienyo’s disqualification had infected the joint ticket with which he and the governorship candidate, Lyon, ran for and won the November 16, 2019 election.
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