{"id":4415,"date":"2020-08-17T19:03:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=4415"},"modified":"2020-08-17T19:03:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:03:59","slug":"bayelsa-how-andp-made-tribunal-sack-gov-diri-new-election-holds-in-90-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/bayelsa-how-andp-made-tribunal-sack-gov-diri-new-election-holds-in-90-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayelsa: How ANDP made tribunal sack Gov Diri, new election holds in 90 days"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bayelsa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of Bayelsa\u00a0 Governor Duoye Diri and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to conduct fresh elections within 90 days.<\/p>\n

The Advanced National Democratic Party, (ANDP) had filed a petition asking the Tribunal to cancel the election on the grounds that the party was unlawfully excluded from the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa.<\/p>\n

Delivering the lead judgment on Monday, Justice Yunusa Musa, held that the ANDP was unlawfully excluded from the election.<\/p>\n

Justice Sikiru Owodunni, another member of the three-man panel of justices also agreed with ANDP.<\/p>\n

However, the Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Mohammad Ibrahim \u2013 Sirajo, in a dissenting judgment held that the petition of ANDP lacked merit and dismissed it.<\/p>\n

Justice Sirajo in his minority judgement held that the tribunal lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the petition.<\/p>\n

He also maintained\u00a0 that since the ANDP was disqualified before the election on account of fielding an underaged governorship candidate, the case of the petitioner was a pre-election mater and should be handled by a regular court.<\/p>\n

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Justice Sirajo further held that the ANDP\u2019s candidate could not have been properly nominated for the Nov.16, 2019 governorship election because the electoral body had disqualified the candidate via a letter\u00a0 dated Sept. 21,\u00a0 \u00a02019.<\/p>\n

He noted that the party nominated an underaged deputy governorship candidate, who admitted that he was 34 years old, instead of the 35 years age stipulated by the 1999 Constitution.<\/p>\n

Speaking to newsmen, Mr Chris Uche, (SAN) counsel\u00a0 to Gov. Duoye Diri said that his client had instructed him to petition the judgment immediately.<\/p>\n

In a related development, the tribunal also dismissed a petition filed by Accord Party challenging the election of the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa, Mr Lawrence Ewhrujakpo on the grounds of false certificate.<\/p>\n

Counsel to the deputy governor, Mr Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume told newsmen that he was thankful to the tribunal for clearing his client\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

The tribunal had, on August 15, entertained three petitions against the Bayelsa governor and dismissed all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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