Bayelsa: INEC removes APC Timipre Sylva’s name from amended guber candidates’ list

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released amended lists of candidates for Bayelsa and Imo governorship elections.

PEOPLES GAZETTE reports that the column for the names of the APC candidate and his runing mate was left blank with “court order” remarks.

INEC included the names of Uchechukwu Ishiodu as the governorship candidate and Ahumbe Chiazor as the running mate for the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) for Imo state election.

Ms Oriaran-Anthony, in the amended document, explained that the action of INEC was in obedience to court orders.JAMB Portal

She recalled that INEC published the final list of candidates for the 2023 Bayelsa governorship election on June 9 adding that after the publication, INEC was served an order of court regarding the nomination of a candidate of the APC.

“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 court served on the commission,” said Ms Oriaran-Anthony.InformationGuideNigeria

For Imo, Ms Oriaran-Anthony said, “After the said publication, the commission was served with an Order of Court for the inclusion of the PRP and its candidate on the list of candidates for the 2023 Imo state governorship election.”

The INEC official added, “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.”NYSC Portal

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Ms Oriaran-Anthony explained that “the amended list of candidates in respect of the 2023 Imo state governorship election is hereby amended pursuant to the orders of court served on the commission.”JAMB Result

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on October 10, disqualified Mr Sylva from participating in the Bayelsa governorship poll.

Justice Donatus Okorowo, in the judgment, ruled that Mr 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.

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