The Supreme Court, on February 13, sacked David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as governor-elect of Bayelsa State, barely 24 hours
Majority of Nigerians who participated in an online poll by PREMIUM TIMES, backed the Supreme Court on its ruling on the Bayelsa governorship election.of the All Progressives Congress as the governor-elect of Bayelsa State, barely 24 hours to his inauguration.
Participants were asked a single question: “Do you agree with Supreme Court’s ruling on the Bayelsa governorship election?” with options of “yes”, “no”, and “I don’t care.” The apex court, in the judgement delivered by Justice Ejembi Eko, consequently ordered INEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Messrs Lyon and Degi-Eremienyo.
Mr Diri came second in the election with 143,172 votes to Mr Lyon’s 352,552 votes. He won the election in two of Bayelsa’s eight local governments while Mr Lyon won in the remaining six.Besides participants from the poll who have agreed and disagreed with the ruling of the Supreme Court, other legal experts have argued for and against the judgement, too.
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