A three-man panel Justices of the Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the appeal of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, seeking to set aside the Bayelsa governorship election Tribunal judgment.
The appellate court while delivering judgment in the appeal, upheld the re-election of Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party re-el
The court held that it found no reason to set aside the earlier judgment of the tribunal which refused to nullify the outcome of the governorship poll held in the state on November 11, 2023.
The appellate court further dismissed Sylvia’s appeal for being incompetent and lacking in merit.
The appellate court also awarded N500,000 each as costs against the APC and Sylva in favour of the PDP and Governor Diri.
