BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP: ALAIBE; THE BEGINNING OF DIRI'S END IN THE SHADOWS OF LYON?

BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP: ALAIBE; THE BEGINNING OF DIRI'S END IN THE SHADOWS OF LYON?
PART 2A: DAVID LYON'S ARGUMENT
(By Amaso Jack)

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It has been confirmed that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad will Chair the Panel of other Supreme Court Judges that will review the earlier judgment on the Bayelsa state election that Sacked the Governor-elect Chief David Lyon.

CJN Tanko to Head Panel Reviewing Lyon's Petition | Lawyard

It has been confirmed that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad will Chair the Panel of other Supreme Court Judges that will review the earlier judgment on the Bayelsa state election that Sacked the Governor-elect Chief David Lyon.

 

‎Amaso Jack‎ to Abdulmumini Ireyi Adeku

February 18 at 2:43 PM ·

BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP: ALAIBE; THE BEGINNING OF DIRI'S END IN THE SHADOWS OF LYON?
PART 2A: DAVID LYON'S ARGUMENT
(By Amaso Jack)
"It has been confirmed that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad will Chair the Panel of other Supreme Court Judges that will review the earlier judgment on the Bayelsa state election that Sacked the Governor-elect Chief David Lyon......
MEMBERS OF THE PANEL ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Chief Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad – Chairman
Justice Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta – Member
Justice OluKayode Ariwoola – Member
Justice Amiru Sanusi – Member
Justice Amina Adamu Augie – Member
Justice Uwani Musa Abba Aji – Member
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun -Member"
LAWYARD
https://www.lawyard.ng/cjn-tanko-to-head-panel-reviewing-l…/
The review will also include Emeka Ihedioha of Imo.
"The supreme court says it will on Tuesday hear the application filed by Emeka Ihedioha, a former governor of Imo state, and David Lyon, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa state.
Spokesman of the supreme court, Festus Akande confirmed this to newsmen on Saturday."
http://theprecisionng.com/…/supreme-court-review-imo-bayels…
LYON'S ARGUMENT 1: "It is a procured judgement - David Lyon of APC reacts to Supreme Court ruling"
Oluwatobi Bolashodun article in Legit, summarized Lyon's argument in those words, with the following details:
"Again, we are calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission not to issue a certificate of return to the candidate of the PDP because he was unable to score the required 25 percent in two-thirds of the local government areas."
https://www.google.com/…/1302553-bayelsa-apc-candidate-reje…
INEC'S RESPONSE TO LYON'S "25 PERCENT IN TWO-THIRDS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS"
Sodiq Omolaoye, in a valentine day report titled: "INEC presents certificate of return to Diri, deputy"
The report contained the following details:
"“Out of this figure, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored the highest number of lawful votes with 143,172. Similarly, the Party has scored more than 25% of the lawful votes cast in all the eight (8) Local Government Areas of the State."
https://m.guardian.ng/…/inec-presents-certificate-of-retur…/
LYON'S APC LEGITIMACY:
Ade Adesomoju, in his February 11, 2020 submission in the PUNCH, titled:
"Supreme Court dismisses Lokpobiri’s case, affirms Lyon as Bayelsa APC candidate"
Contained the following details:
"The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, affirmed the Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon, as the valid candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the last governorship election in the state.
A five-man panel of the court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili unanimously dismissed the appeal filed by Heineken Lokpobiri, who had instituted his case seeking to be declared the valid winner of September 4, 2019, primary election of the All Progressives Congress."
https://www.google.com/…/breaking-supreme-court-dismis…/amp/
OBSERVATION: JUSTICE MARY PETER-ODILI'S JUDGEMENTS AND DAVID LYON.
1 She headed the 5 person panel of February 11, 2019, that established David Lyon and not Heineken Lokpobiri as the authentic candidate of the APC in Bayelsa.
2 She again headed the five man panel that sacked Lyon.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2020
"Supreme Court Set Tuesday to Hear Appeals on Ihedioha and David Lyon Judgments"
https://www.google.com/…/supreme-court-set-tuesday-to-…/amp/
THE CONTENTION:
Justice Eko upheld the judgment of Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja that the case of forgery was established going by the document presented by Degi-Eremienyo with various names.
…...The court then voided the joint ticket of David Lyon and his running mate and set aside their participation in the November Bayelsa governorship election.
Justice Eko ordered that the certificate of return already issued to the governor-elect by INEC be withdrawn immediately and that a fresh one be issued to the candidate who scored the second-highest number of lawful votes with geographical spread and with requisite qualification."
https://www.google.com/…/update-apc-losses-bayelsa-as-…/amp/
The CONTENTION is:
"The court then voided the joint ticket of David Lyon and his running mate and set aside their participation in the November Bayelsa governorship election."
Continues