Nigeria: Supreme Court upholds Diri’s re-election as Bayelsa governor — Africa Links 24

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the re-election of Sen. Douye Diri as the governor of Bayelsa.

The apex court in a judgment, dismissed the appeal brought before it by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC, Timipre Sylvia and his party.

The lead judgment delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, held that the appeal by Sylvia and APC was not only lacking merit but a gross abuse of court process.

The unanimous decision of the apex court upheld the earlier decision…