A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of former Petroleum Resources Minister, Timipire Sylva, from contesting the November governorship election in Bayelsa state.
The verdict was delivered by Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo Tuesday.
The suit instituted against the All Progressive Congress (APC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Sylvia was thrown out for want of merit.
In the judgment, Justice Ekwo held that the plaintiff, Hon Isikima Ogbomade Johnson, failed to establish issues raised in the suit to warrant disqualification of Sylva from the governorship poll.
Among others, the Judge held that the plaintiff failed to establish the allegation that the APC did not conduct a lawful primary election that produced Sylva.
Justice Ekwo said from the uncontroverted independent report of INEC, it was clear beyond any doubt that a valid primary election was conducted by APC and monitored by the electoral umpire as required by law.
The Judge dismissed police reports tendered by the plaintiff which claimed that no primary election was conducted by APC.
Justices Ekwo said the purported police reports were worthless and a product of illegality because police were not mandated by any provisions of law to do what they did in favour of the plaintiff.
