The Supreme court
has begun hearing the application of the All Progressives Congress and its
candidate for the review of Bayelsa State election judgment given by the court
on 13 February.
The party seeks
reversal of the judgment which disqualified its candidate David Lyon in the
last governorship election.
David Lyon, the
disqualified APC governorship candidate is represented by legal giant, 90 year-old
Chief Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Babalola is urging
the court to set aside the judgment.
He noted that the
court has jurisdiction and powers to set aside its own judgment, if the
judgment is obtained by fraud, if the court was misled or the judgment was
given outside jurisdiction, which is one of the grounds of their application.
He also argued that
the judgment delivered on 13 February breached the applicant rights to fair
hearing.
The party argued
that the Supreme Court acted without jurisdiction and denied it fair hearing
when it proceeded to disqualify its governorship candidate even though the
Federal High Court, in the judgment by Justice Inyang Ekwo, which the apex
court affirmed, refused the prayer to disqualify Mr Lyon.
Attending the
proceedings are the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams
Oshiomole and the disqualified deputy Governor elect of the APC, Senator Degi
Biobarakuma. Also in court is the governor of Bayelsa State, Duoye Diri.
The 7 member panel
of the Justices of the Supreme court is led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta.
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