Supreme Court has upheld the election of Duoye Diri as governor of Bayelsa State.
In a unanimous judgement delivered by a 7 man panel led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, the court also dismissed the appeals of AD,ANDP LM and Accord Party against the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudiakpo over certificate forgery.
The appeal court had earlier dismissed the appeals of the Accord Party on the grounds that it was not proven beyond reasonable doubt as required by law on criminal allegation.
In the case of Governor Diri,A 5 man panel of the Appeal Court led by Justice Obande Ogbuinya had in October,2020, nullified the judgement of the Bayelsa State Governoship Election Tribunal .It held that the majority judgement of the Tribunal erred in law when it held that the petition of the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party was not statute barred.
