Sylvas, APC urge Appeal Court to void Dickson’s election.

Former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) have appealed the July 26 judgment of the election petitions tribunal which upheld the victory of Seriake Dickson in the state governorship election.

In the appeal filed before the Court of Appeal, Abuja, on August 14, Sylva faulted the tribunal judgment and raised 24 grounds of appeal in that regard.

They argued that the tribunal misled itself, misapplied the law and came to wrong conclusion in its verdict.

Sylva and APC asked the court to set aside the judgment and grant his reliefs as contained in the petition or the alternative reliefs, including cancellation of the election and ordering a fresh one.

The ex-governor and his party argued that the tribunal erred in law when it held that the reasons given by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the election was within the provision Section 26(1) of the Electoral Act (EA) 2010.











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