Supreme Court ends battles to unseat Bayelsa governor
By Oludaniels
There was celebration across Bayelsa and Creek Haven in particular as the Supreme Court on Wednesday put an end to all legal battles to unseat the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri
The Court upheld the election of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, in the judgement delivered by the seven-member panel led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the apex court, the election of Diri was unanimously upheld by the justices
The Supreme Court also upheld the election of the Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
The apex court dismissed the six appeals filed against the governor and his deputy by the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), Labour Movement (LM) and Accord Party.
Ngwuta dismissed the appeal as lawyers to the plaintiffs withdrew their cases.
