The Presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari
refused to interfere with the judgment of the Supreme Court, annulling the
victory of his party in Bayelsa state.
The Supreme Court on Thursday sacked the APC governor-elect
in Bayelsa State, David Lyon after some irregularities were uncovered in the
credentials of his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo.
The apex court, however, annulled the joint ticket of both
Lyon and Degi-Eremienyo and pronounced the Peoples Democratic Party’s
candidates, Douye Diri, and his deputy, Lawrence Ewrujakpor, as the winners of
the November 2019 governorship election held in the state.
The Supreme court also ordered the Independent National
Electoral Commission to issue fresh certificates to the candidates of the party
with the next highest votes and with the required constitutional spread of
votes in the results of the election, which is the PDP’s Diri and his deputy
governor-elect, Lawrence Ewrudjakpo.
However, INEC complied with the verdict of the Supreme Court
on Friday morning by issuing a Certificate of Return to Diri.
In the same vein, the Chief Judge of the state on Friday
evening administered the oaths of office on Diri and his deputy.
Shortly after the inauguration on Friday evening, an aide to
the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, praised her principal,
President Muhammadu Buhari, for refusing to interfere with the Supreme Court
judgment sacking the candidates of his party, the APC, in the Bayelsa State
governorship poll.
Onochie wrote on Twitter; “Done and Dusted. Bayelsa
Governor-Elect, Sen. Douye Diri and Deputy, have been sworn in as Governor and
Deputy Governor of Bayelsa in Yenagoa. The Supreme Court has spoken. Bayelsans
have moved on.
“I salute the Courage of @MBuhari for refusing to interfere
with the judiciary.”
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