The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde has congratulated the gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Bayelsa election, Senator Douye Diri over his victory at the supreme court today.
Makinde who served as the Chairman of the Bayelsa State PDP Governorship screening Committee in 2019 took to his twitter account to celebrate the victory of his party in Bayelsa state.
According to him"I congratulate Senator Douye Diri, our party’s candidate in the Bayelsa governorship elections, who is now the governor-elect following the Supreme Court decision, today. I was privileged to serve as the Chairman of the Bayelsa State Governorship Screening Committee in 2019.
Barely 24 hours to his inuaguration the Supreme Court has sacked Mr David Lyon as Governor Elect of Bayelsa State.
A five man panel of the apex court presided by Justice Mary Peter-Odili nullified the election of Lyon on the grounds that his deputy, Senator biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo presented false information to INEC in aid of his qualification for the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State.
The apex court in the judgment delivered by Justice Ejembi Eko consequently ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to withdraw the certificate of Return issued to Lyon and Degi-Eremienyo.
Justice Eko also ordered that INEC immediately declare the party with the highest number of lawful votes and geographical spread.
With the judgment of the apex court, candidate of the PDP, Diri Duoye will now be inuagurated as governor of Bayelsa State.
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