JUST IN: Supreme Court set to hear APC’s application for review of Bayelsa guv’ship judgment

The Supreme Court is about now to hear the application of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the review of Bayelsa State governorship judgment.

The party seeks reversal of the  judgment which disqualified its candidate, David Lyon, in the last governorship election in the state.

The party argued that the Supreme Court acted without jurisdiction and denied it fair hearing when it proceeded to disqualify its governorship candidate even though the Federal High Court, in the judgment by Justice Inyang Ekwo, which the apex court affirmed, refused the prayer to disqualify Mr. Lyon.

In court is the National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, to witness the proceedings alongside the disqualified deputy governor-elect of the APC, Sen. Degi Biobarakuma.

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The 7-member panel of the Justices of the Supreme Court is led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta.

Counsel to David Lyon, Afe Babalola SAN, is urging the court to set aside the judgment delivered on February 13, 2020. He noted that the court has jurisdiction and powers to set aside its own judgment, if the judgment is obtained by fraud, nullity and if the court was misled or the judgment was given outside jurisdiction, which is one of the grounds of the APC’s application.

The legal luminary also argued that the judgment delivered on February 13 breached the Applicant Rights to Fair Hearing.

Details Later…