End of Road for Sylva, as Supreme Court Dismisses Case

Former governor of
Bayelsa State, Timipre
Sylva.


The Supreme Court has
dismissed the appeal filed by
the former governor of Bayelsa
State, Timipre Sylva challenging
the decision of the People
Democratic Party not to use
the primary he won in 2011 for
the 2012 governorship election
in Bayelsa which was won by
Seriake Dickson.
In a unanimous judgment, the
apex court held that it was
within the exclusive preserve of
a
political party to choose its
candidates for election.
The court further held that the
2011
primaries conducted by
the People Democratic Party
had become irrelevant since no
election was held in 2011.
In the lead judgment written by
Bode Rhodes-Vivour, the court
held that the Federal High
Court which summoned PDP to
come and show cause why the
primary that produced Seriake
Dickson should not be stopped
had no jurisdiction to hear the
suit.
The Supreme Court
consequently struck out that
suit saying that even the apex
court did not have the
jurisdiction to hear the case

Source: Thisdaylive.com