The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja has annulled the election of the state governor, Duoye Diri.
Diri, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the governorship election, was sworn in as governor after the Supreme Court sacked David Lyon as governor-elect 24 hours before his inauguration.
The election was nullified based on a petition by the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party, which argued that it was unlawfully excluded from participating in the election.
In a majority judgment delivered by Justice Yunusa Musa, the tribunal held that the Independent National Electoral Commission unlawfully excluded ANDP from the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state.
It, therefore, ordered INEC to conduct a fresh governorship election in Bayelsa State within 90 days.
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