National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has declared candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has declared candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa, Senator Duoye Diri, cannot be sworn in on Friday as Governor because he did not meet the required spread.
Oshiomhole explained: “From the online reports we have read, the Supreme Court ruled that the certificate of return earlier issued to David Lyon be withdrawn and directed INEC to issue a certificate of return to the person who scored the highest votes after Lyon if such a person has the required spread.
“Where justice and democracy thrive on the alter of technicalities, it constitute danger to our democracy. Nobody has raised issues whether David Lyon and his running mates won over whelming majority. “As far as we know, the next candidate who happen to be aa PDP candidate does not have one quarter of the total lawful votes cast in that election in two third of the eight local government areas in Bayelsa state.
Oshiomhole drew attention to a similar incident in 1999 when the same Supreme Court ordered a fresh election after nullifying the election of former Governor of Bayelsa state, Adamu Muazu.
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