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By Alex Enumah

Barely 24 hours to his inuaguration the Supreme Court has sacked Mr David Lyon as Governor Elect of Bayelsa State.

A five man 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.

Details later.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/02/13/supreme-court-sacks-bayelsa-governor-elect-lyon/

Nice one, them own don de too much, congrat to Seriake Dickson and the few PDP that stood their ground

Are you sure?

Yy

Lol

See as deputy use fake result spoil person own

After testimony sharing at SCOAN?
Noooooo!


TB Joshua must hear this!
Make I rush inform Baba T.B

175:
This is unbongalivable

This is Odilivable!

loud oh

Bayelsa my beloved

This is a real twist of fate plus faith sef

Apex court
SC mesmerising acts of parliament, acts of the executives and acts of INEC null and void since 1963

Even though I'm a born again Christian, I'm shocked to the bone that PDP will continue in bayelsa after years of misrule. We bayelsans must protest against this Supreme Court judgment

Let the drama continue... What else

Who exactly is the electoral umpire in Nigeria, is it INEC or supreme court

Aaah .... Supreme Court..... it is finished

Lol.. Nigeria Politics can be very funny

Where are those PDP miscreants ?? Time to tag US,UN, UK, EU because democracy is in danger.

Omo, see correct drama

Justice Mary Peter-Odili AGAIN!!!

Is either buhari or supreme Court, surely one of them will set Nigeria on fire

Is this authentic



Look at d picture below this was taken this morning during Lyon Davids rehearsal for his inauguration tomorrow morning not knowing that his deputy has giving him up
This life....,

Chai na wao lol.. All because of your deputy smh

next level

Is certificate forgery still a crime in politics?

oso ndi owe ndi

This is unbongalivable

Some things are just unbelievable. Aside from proven cases of massive rigging and electoral violence, electoral victories shouldn't be easily upturned.

At this rate, politicians may now be saving for court cases instead of aggressive campaign for votes.

What's the point of the people voting a candidate of their choice when the Supreme Court can upturn it and give the seat to another person?

Dickson wins this and the Jonathans may be in for it.

Incredible!!!


Wetin wan happen to GEJ if this news is true

I said it last year that the second runner up might end up becoming the governor of bayelsa state if he's a smart politician.

If apc bayelsa feels shortchanged they should protest, nobody will stop them its their rights.

APC Government now has 2 options either to restore Ihedioha and stand a chance of retaking oil rich bayelsa state

Leemaoo

9ja is the real comedy Central.

I mean, wtf is this?

I'm so disappointed in this judgement, not because I'm from Bayelsa or APC er, but because the people's mandate has been stolen.

People weh don run go APC go still run come back PDP, and the cycle continues.

What sort of a country is this for God's sake?