Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Saturday, dismissed the petition by Labour Party (LP) and its governorship candidate, Udengmobofa Eradiri challenging the emergence of Governor Duoye Diri, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, as Governor of Bayelsa State.
Gatekeepers News reports that a three-man panel upheld tribunal’s ruling, which dismissed LP’s petition for lacking in merit.
The court noted that the tribunal was right when it held that the appellants petition was abandoned, having not been signed by either the petitioners or their counsel, as required by law.
It added that attachment of alleged forged documents to form EC8 submitted to INEC by the 3rd respondent is a pre election matter and shouldn’t have been brought to tribunal.
The panel said Eradiri and LP failed to prove allegations of non qualification and certificate forgery against the Governor and his deputy, as contained in their petition.
The panel then awarded the cost of two hundred thousand Naira against the appellant in favour of each respondents in the appeal.
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