Tag: Bayelsa election petition tribunal
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I’m heading to Appeal Court, Diri reacts to Tribunal ruling
The Bayelsa State Governor, Mr Douye Diri, will appeal Monday’s ruling of the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, which nullified his election. Diri said he has, consequently, instructed his lawyers to file the necessary papers. He spoke shortly after the tribunal ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission wrongly excluded the Advanced Nigeria…
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NYSC: No case of forgery against Bayelsa deputy governor, INEC tells Tribunal
The electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said the National Youth Service Corps had cleared the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, of alleged forgery of his exemption certificate. Counsel to INEC, Ibrahim Bawa (SAN), said this before the governorship election petition tribunal of Bayelsa state sitting in Abuja of Friday,…