The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the October 9 judgment given by Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja nullifying the nomination of Timipre Sylva as the candidate of theA three-member panel of the appellate court held, in a judgment on Tuesday, October 31, that the Federal High Court, Abuja lacked the jurisdiction to have heard and determined the case filed by The court held that having not been an aspirant, who participated in APC’s governorship primary, Kolomo...
“Where a party lacked the locus standi to institute a case, the court has no jurisdiction to entertain and determine it, Justice Zubairu said and proceeded to hold that the Federal High Court in Abuja was without jurisdiction to have heard the case.” Justice Okorowo declared that Sylva was not qualified to contest the November election because if he wins and is sworn in, he would spend more than eight years in office as governor of the state.
He faulted the decision of Justice Okorowo, to the effect the Sylva took oath of office twice as Governor of Bayelsa State. “What the 1st respondent is asking this court to do is to deem the nullified eight months as 4 years,” Balogun said. The court also affirmed the tribunal’s nullification of Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressives Congress who was earlier returned by the Independent National Electoral Commission as the winner of the election.In the unanimous judgment, read by Justice Hamma Barka, the court held, among others, that Sadiku-Ohere failed to provide convincing evidence why the judgment of the tribunal should be reversed.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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