There is tight security as the Supreme Court commences hearing in the appeal by the All Progressive Congress, its Governorship and Deputy Governorship candidates, seeking a review of the judgment of the apex court that sacked them as governor-elect and deputy governor-elect of Bayelsa.
The apex court had on February 13 barely 24 hours to the inuaguration of Lyon and his deputy as Governor and Deputy of Bayelsa State, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the certificate of return issued to them as winner of the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State.
However not satisfied with the decision of the apex court, the APC, Lyon and Degi-Eremienyo, applied to the court for a review and setting aside of its judgment that disqualified them from the November 16 polls
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