The Supreme Court has dismissed six appeals that sought to nullify the election of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State.
The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel of Justices led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, on Wednesday upheld the election of Diri and his Deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, after all the appellants withdrew their cases against them.
Those that applied and withdrew their appeals on Wednesday were the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party, Alliance for Democracy, its governorship candidate, Owei Woniwei, Liberation Movement, its candidate, Vijah Opuama, as well as the Accord Party.
The court in a unanimous judgment ruled that the appeals against the governor and his deputy were dismissed following their withdrawal by lawyers of the appellants.
The Court of Appeal in Abuja had in a judgement it delivered on October 2, upturned the verdict of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Tribunal that nullified Diri’s election.
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