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Supreme Court Nullifies David Lyon Election, Order INEC To Give PDP Certificate In Bayelsa state

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NEWS: Supreme Court Nullifies David Lyon Election, Order INEC To Give PDP Certificate In Bayelsa state [New Politics] » Naijacrawl
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Barring any hindrances, the Governor elect in Bayelsa state Mr David Lyon would have become the substantial governor of the oil producing state due to his landmark victory in the last gubernatorial election in the state.

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However, earlier today, the highest court in the country; the supreme court has nullified the election and instructed INEC to declare the second highest party in the election of which it is People Democratic Party (PDP) has the winner.

The apex court with the five panel that was presided by Justice Peter Mary Odili nullified Lyon's election sue to the circumstances that surrounded his deputy Senator Biobarakuma Devi, the deputy was alleged to have tendered false information to INEC in the November 16 election in the state.

With this judgement, the PDP candidate, Diri Duoye will now be the one to be inaugurated as Governor of the state.

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SUPREME COURT ACQUIT SENATE PRESIDENT, BUKOLA SARAKI OF ALL CHARGES

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NEWS: SUPREME COURT ACQUIT SENATE PRESIDENT, BUKOLA SARAKI OF ALL CHARGES [New Politics] » Naijacrawl
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The supreme court, sitted in the FCT Abuja has acquitted the senate president of all crimes on Friday after a hearing in the court. The court agreed that all those who have knowledge of facts were not called to testified in the matter and held that those who tendered documentary evidence against Saraki during the trial were not makers of the document, hence, their evidence on the documents were hearsay and lacked probative value.Justice Nweze the ruled that ther...
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Fire Guts Akure INEC Office Barely A Month To Election

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POLITICS LOCAL AFFAIRS: Fire Guts Akure INEC Office Barely A Month To Election [New Politics Local Affairs] » Naijacrawl
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Just less than a month to the gubernatorial election in Ondo state, the state headquarters of the Independence National Electoral Commission INEC office in the state capital was gutted by fire and the cause of the weird fire incident cannot be ascertain at this moment.INEC has confirmed this development on her social media page by writing.:Fire broke out today, Thursday September 10,2020 at the Ondo State Head Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission...
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INEC EXCLUDED ZAMFARA'S APC FROM ELECTION

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NEWS: INEC EXCLUDED ZAMFARA'S APC FROM ELECTION [New Politics] » Naijacrawl
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After weeks of loggerhead between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the status of APC in the forthcoming election in the state. And the final decision of INEC to excluded APC from participating in Senatorial, Gubernatorial, House of Representative and House of Assembly election in the state.This decision by INEC led to a serious jubilations within the opposition parties in Zamfara state as INEC, yeste...
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