Breaking: Court of Appeal affirms election of Gov. Diri of Bayelsa

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Gov. Duoye Diri of Bayelsa.

The court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the election of Douye Diri as governor of Bayelsa state.

In a split judgment on August 17, two out of three judges had upheld the petition filed by Lucky King-George, candidate of the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), on grounds that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was wrong to have excluded the party from the November 16, 2019 governorship election.

The tribunal ordered INEC to conduct a fresh poll in the state within 90 days.

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