INEC has removed ex-governor, Timipre Sylva, from the updated Bayelsa governorship candidates’ list.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed Timipre Sylva as one of the candidates for the forthcoming governorship poll in Bayelsa State.
This comes after a Federal High Court in Abuja, on October 10, disqualified Sylva from participating in the election.
Justice Donatus Okorowo, in the judgment, ruled that Sylva having been sworn in twice and ruled for five years as governor of Bayelsa would breach the 1999 constitution as amended if allowed to contest again.
According to the amended list uploaded online by INEC on Tuesday, Sylva and his running mate, Joshua Maciver, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were not included for Bayelsa election.
The commission also released the list for Imo governorship election.
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The list was signed by the secretary to the commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony.
For Imo, the commission included the names of Uchechukwu Ishiodu as governorship candidate and Ahumbe Chiazor as the running mate, for the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
Oriaran-Anthony, in the amended document, explained that the action of the commission was in obedience to court orders.
She recalled that the commission published the final list of candidates for 2023 BayelsaState Governorship Election on June 9 in accordance with the provision of Section 32 of the Electoral Act, 2022 and the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the Election.
She said that after the said publication, the commission was served with an order of court in respect of the nomination of candidate of the APC for Bayelsa governorship election.
“By virtue of the provision of Section 287 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), the Commission is bound to enforce the orders of court on nomination of candidates by political parties in the state.
“The Amended list of candidates in respect of the 2023 Bayelsa State governorship election is hereby amended pursuant to the orders of oourt served on the commission,” Oriaran-Anthony said.
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