Seriake Dickson was declared winner of Bayelsa polls by INEC
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday upheld the election of Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Bayelsa.
A former governor of the state, Timipre Sylva, had challenged the decision of the election tribunal that returned Dickson in the Jan.9 poll.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Olukayode Bada led other four justices to decide all the fives issues raised in the appeal against Sylva.
“I have carefully studied the issues raised by the appellant and found them to be frivolous and lacking in substance.
“The appellant had tried very hard to approbate and reprobate. This is not allowed in any of our statues.
“By his sheer participation in the Jan.9 rescheduled election for Southern Ijaw Local Government Area meant that he lost his right to raise any issue on the election of Dec.6,…
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