The Court of Appeal, in Abuja, has commenced hearing of an application filed by Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State to set aside the judgment of the tribunal which nullified the election that brought him to power .
Governor Diri had, last month, approached the appellate court seeking to set aside the majority judgement of the tribunal which nullified the November 16, 2019, Bayelsa Governorship election.
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The nullification was predicated on the petition of the candidate of the ANDP in the November 16 governorship poll Mr. Lucky King-George, against his exclusion from the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The majority decision had upheld Mr. Lucky King-George’s argument that he was unlawfully excluded from the poll and subsequently ordered INEC to Conduct a fresh poll in the State.
