Supreme court dismisses Timi Alaibe’s appeal challenging Gov Diri’s candidacy in 2019 Bayelsa election

By our eporter| The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Timi Alaibe’s appeal challenging the candidacy of Duoye Diri as the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 2019 election in Bayelsa State.

The apex court ruling was on a case brought before it by Alaibe who had earlier lost a similar suit at the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal is claiming that he is the authentic candidate of the PDP.

The court in dismissing the case, said it was a pre-election matter.

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