Appeal Court upholds Diri’s re-election as Bayelsa governor

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the re-election of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri.

A three-man panel of the appeal court, in a unanimous decision, dismissed an appeal that was brought before it by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Timipre Sylva.

The Court maintained that the appeal was incompetent and constituted an abuse of court process.

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