Tribunal nullifies Diri’s election as Bayelsa governor

Douye Diri

The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has voided the election of Duoye Diri as governor of Bayelsa State.

The tribunal nullified the election on Monday based on a petition by the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party, which argued that it was unlawfully excluded from participating in the election.

It also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a bye-election within 90 days.

The ruling comes two days after same tribunal had dismissed three other petitions against the election of Diri and his deputy Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.