A Federal High Court on Tuesday affirmed Governor Douye Diri as the authentic Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in Bayelsa state.
Former Managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission( NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe who contested with Diri in the Peoples Democratic Party primary had approached the Federal High Court in Yenagoa Judicial Division, Bayelsa State, and was later transfered to Owerri, Imo State with an application for cancellation of the result of the election based on cited procedural flaws, alleged ineligibility on the part of Diri, and purported illegality on the part of the PDP.
The suit filed pursuant to Order 3(9) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019, sought answers to questions bordering on alleged non-adherence to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the guidelines for the party’s conduct of primaries .
But ruling on Tuesday, Justice Tijani Ringim in a judgment which lasted for about two hours, dismissed the matter, noting that the plaintiff could not prove his case.
