BREAKING: How Will Sylva Sleep Tonight? – Appeal Court Delivers Ruling In Another Suit Seeking Sylva’s Disqualification From Bayelsa Governorship Election

BREAKING: How Will Sylva Sleep Tonight? – Appeal Court Delivers Ruling In Another Suit Seeking Sylva’s Disqualification From Bayelsa Governorship Election

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, once again rejected a lawsuit seeking to disqualify former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, from participating in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State.

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The judgment stemmed from a suit filed by Hon Isikima Ogbomade Johnson, who brought Sylva, the APC, and INEC before the Federal High Court, seeking an order to disqualify him from the Bayelsa governorship election.

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Johnson based her case on two grounds: Sylva had been elected governor twice, taking the oath of office and allegiance twice, and the April 14 primary election that produced Sylva was allegedly illegal and against APC guidelines.

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The high court dismissed the suit, leading Johnson to appeal to the appellate court.

Justice Binta Zubar, in delivering the judgment, held that the suit was not only unjustifiable but brought in bad faith by the appellant against the respondents. The court agreed with Sylva’s legal team that the allegations of taking the oath of governorship office twice cannot stand since competent courts had invalidated the first one.

Justice Zubar also dismissed the allegations against the APC that its April 14, 2023, primary election was done in contravention of the law, stating that the appellant’s case was statute-barred and instituted outside the 14 days allowed by law for pre-election matters.

The judge upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo on September 26, which dismissed the suit for want of merit and substance.