Tribunal affirms Diri as Bayelsa Governor

BAYELSA (Sundiata Post) – Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has won at the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja.

The Tribunal on Monday, upheld the election the produced him.

A three-man panel led by Justice Adekunle Adeleye dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Timipre Sylva, and the party for lacking in merit.

In a unanimous decision, the tribunal held that the petitioners failed to prove any credible evidence to back up any of the allegations they raised against the re-election victory of Diri.

Details shortly…