The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has removed Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress and his running mate, Joshua Maciver names from the amended lists of candidates for Bayelsa governorship elections.
This was made known in the amended list uploaded on the commission’s website on Tuesday, October 24.
According to News Agency of Nigeria reports, the column for the names of the APC candidate and his ruining mate was left blank with “court order” remarks on it.
In the uploaded list which was signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, explained that the action of the commission was in obedience to court orders on the lists, served on the commission.
She recalled that the commission published the final list of candidates for the 2023 Bayelsa State Governorship Election on June 9 in accordance with the provision of Section 32 of the Electoral Act, 2022, and the timetable and schedule of activities for the election.
She added that after the publication, the commission was served with a court order in of the nomination of the APC candidate for the Bayelsa State governorship election.
“By virtue of the provision of Section 287 of the Constitution of the Federespectral Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), the commission is bound to enforce the orders of the court on the 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,” Oriaran-Anthony said.
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