Bayelsa Guber: Appeal Court Clears Lyon, APC

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer
Photo Caption: Candidate of the APC, Chief David Lyon (Right) and National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, at the Grand Finale of the 2019 APC Bayelsa State Governorship Campaign in Yenagoa on Tuesday

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An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Chief David Lyon as the Candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Saturday governorship election in Bayelsa State.

Ruling on a motion ex-parte filed by the lawyers of Lyon, the court set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa and presided over by Justice Jane Inyang.

The court said Lyon remained the candidate of the APC for the election pending the determination of an appeal he filed against the judgement of the lower court.

Details shortly…

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