Supreme Court strikes out APC's petition, upholds David Lyon's sack in Bayelsa

Jude Egbas 14:57 - 26 February 2020

(Left) The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole asks INEC to conduct a fresh governorship election in Bayelsa state after the Supreme Court nullified the election of his party's candidate, David Lyon (Right)...

The apex court says the APC's application was an abuse of judicial process.

The Supreme Court has struck out the application of the All Progressive Congress (APC) seeking a reversal of the judgment annulling the election of David Lyon as Governor of Bayelsa State.

You can read the original Supreme Court verdict of February 13 here.

In dismissing the APC's application, the apex court submitted that the governing party's move amounted to a gross abuse of judicial process.

Lyon's election was deemed invalid by the Supreme Court after former Deputy Governor-elect Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, was deemed to have submitted forged academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the election.

Lyon was sacked a day before his inauguration.