Attraction Courtroom overrules APC, Sylva on bias allegations in opposition to Bayelsa guber tribunal
The President of the Courtroom of Attraction, Justice Monica Dongban Mensem has dismissed the allegations of bias levelled by the All Progressives Congress, APC and its governorship candidate within the November final yr gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva in opposition to the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal
She has ordered that listening to within the petition filed by APC and Sylva in opposition to the declaration of Douye Diri because the winner of the election be resumed unfailingly on Monday, March 11.
The Attraction Courtroom President refused to disband the Justice Adekunle Adeleye-led three-member panel as demanded by APC and Sylva.
Justice Mensem ordered that the listening to notices should be issued to the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee INEC, Governor Diri, his Deputy, Lawrence Ewhrujakpo and the Folks’s Democratic Get together PDP who’re the first to 4th respondents respectively.
The APC and Sylva had on Monday in Abuja handed a vote of no confidence on the Governorship Petition Tribunal.
They accused the Tribunal headed by Justice Adekunle Adeleye of undue bias in opposition to them within the conduct of proceedings, findings and choices and demanded its outright disbandment and reconstitution.
In a strongly worded petition to the President of the Courtroom of Attraction, APC and Sylva accused the Tribunal of denying them their Constitutional proper to a good listening to as required by legislation.
Amongst others, APC and its governorship candidate claimed that they’d lined up 234 witnesses to ascertain their petition in opposition to the declaration of Senator Douye Diri because the winner of the ballot
Within the petition dated March 4, 2024, they alleged that the Tribunal turned the desk in opposition to them with an order that the 234 witnesses should be known as inside 7 days solely.
The petition signed by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, Sylvester Emenike Elema mentioned that APC and Sylva agreed to name 25 witnesses day by day and lamented that the Tribunal allowed them to name solely 8 witnesses per day.
Though particulars of the findings of the Courtroom of Attraction President on the petition couldn’t be instantly obtained, it was gathered that no main benefit was discovered within the petition.
reporter sighted a contemporary listening to discover dated March 6, 2024, and served on all events concerned within the matter based mostly on the order of Justice Dongban Mensem.
The listening to discover served on legal professionals standing for varied events directed them to make their appearances on the Tribunal on Monday, March 11, 2024, by 9am.
