UPDATED: Court Of Appeal Upholds Diri’s Election As Bayelsa Governor

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday, has dismissed the appeal filed by Chief Timipre Sylva and the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the re-election of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State.

The three-man panel in a unanimous decision, ruled that the appeal was incompetent and constituted an abuse of court process, thereby affirming the judgment of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.