Bayelsa poll: A'court reserves judgment on Sylva's suit against disqualification

The court of appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in the suit filed by Timipre Sylva, candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Bayelsa governorship election, seeking to reverse his disqualification.

The court held that Sylva, having been sworn in twice and ruled for five years as governor of the state, would breach the 1999 constitution if allowed to contest again.the court’s decision and applied for a stay of execution of the judgement pending the outcome of the appeal.AdvertisementDuring the court session on Friday, Akinlolu Kehinde, Sylva’s lawyer, and K.O Balogun, counsel to APC, urged the court to set aside the October 10 judgment and affirm Sylva’s candidacy.

“Section 285 strictly defines that you must be an aspirant to challenge an election and there is a timeframe within which to challenge the poll,” he said. “What he is doing is fighting a proxy war. He cannot be a member of the APC and be fighting to destroy its candidate and chances at the election.Advertisement

The panel also condemned the attitude of the counsel who failed to advice their clients appropriately on such issues, saying “it is a moral issue.”

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