BREAKING: Bayelsa Guber Poll: Appeal Court Gives Verdict on Sylva’s Qualification Status
- There is jubilation in the camp of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state ahead of the November 11 gubernatorial election
- The Court of Appeal in Abuja has aside the judgement disqualifying Timipre Sylva as the APC candidate
- The court ruled that the Federal High Court, Abuja lacked the jurisdiction to have heard and determined the case filed against Sylva
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FCT, Abuja - The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reversed the disqualification of Timipre Sylva as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 Bayelsa State governorship election.
As reported by The Nation, the judge ruled that the Federal High Court, Abuja lacked the jurisdiction to have heard and determined the case filed by Demesuoyefa Kolomo.
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The three-member panel held that having not been an aspirant who participated in APC’s governorship primary, Kolomo lacked the locus standi to approach the court to challenge the nomination of the party’s candidate, Channels TV reported.
The court granted all the reliefs sought and also awarded N1 million cost in favour of Sylva.
Court sacks Timipre Sylva as Bayelsa APC governorship candidate
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, disqualified Sylva from contesting the Saturday, November 11 election in Bayelsa state.
The court ruled that Sylva, having been sworn in twice and ruled for five years as governor of the state, would breach the 1999 constitution as amended if allowed to contest again.
He also declared that Sylva was not qualified to run in the poll because if he won and was sworn in, he would spend more than eight years in office as Bayelsa governor.
Sylva Files 2 Applications Against His Disqualification
Sylva appealed the ruling of the Federal High Court that nullified his candidature in the forthcoming election.
The APC candidate faulted the verdict of Justice Donatus Okorowo and prayed the court to dismiss the ruling of the High Court and uphold his candidature.
In another application, the former minister sought to stay the execution of the ruling until the hearing and determination of his appeal.
APC postpones campaign flag-off for Bayelsa governorship election
The ruling APC postponed its campaign flag-off for the Bayelsa State governorship election.
The APC national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, announced the postponement in a statement on Friday, October 13, adding that the party will announce a new date in due course.
Source: Legit.ng
