The Bayelsa State Governorship Electoral Petitions Tribunal on Tuesday upheld the victory of Seriake Dickson in the state governorship election.
Dickson was declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) but his victory is being contested by Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The tribunal dismissed a petition filed by Timipre Sylva, saying it lacked merit.
In its ruling, the three-man tribunal led by Justice Kazeem Alogba, dismissed the petition, and said that Sylva and his party failed to prove their case with credible evidence.
The tribunal held that Sylva and the APC did not prove their case beyond reasonable doubt.
It said the petition was not supported by sufficient proof and required standard.
The panel said: “The petitioners failed to prove that the second respondent (Dickson) did not score the highest lawful votes.
“Therefore the return of the second respondent by the Independent National Electoral Commission on January 10, 2016 was valid.”
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