The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, affirmed the victory of David Lyon as governor-elect of Bayelsa State.
The court dismissed the appeal filed by Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, describing it as lacking in merit.
In a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Inyang Okoro, the apex court held that the lower court was right in its decision to dismiss Lokpobiri’s appeal, which it said was filed outside the 14 days allowed by law.
A five-man panel of the court insists that the cause of action complained about by Lokpobiri occurred on the 4th of September 2019, and not 7th as claimed in his petition.
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