Following the ruling of the Supreme court yesterday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), through its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has declared PDP candidate, Douye Diri as the duly elected Bayelsa State governor.
Prof Yakubu who addressed newsmen in Abuja after a closed-door meeting with some National Commissioners at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja said the decision is in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment of Thursday.
He further presented the Certificate of Return to Senator Duoye Diri as the duly elected governor of Bayelsa State.
Meanwhile Nigerians have taken to Twitter to react
See reactions below:
If you’re having a bad day,just rememba that this bald guy like @__Mbah was sacked before even swearing even after rehearsal
Bald guys with bad luck
#inec #wizkidfc pic.twitter.com/DdfjT5SMQm
— Lekkyrozzie (@Lekkyrozzie3) February 14, 2020
Exactly all I tried explaining to all of us here ydy..I hope INEC was not reading my tweets
Congratulations to Duoye Diri and the crooked PDP, now, democracy has been retrieved from danger, the US, UK, France and Canada embassies can now concentrate on their normal business pic.twitter.com/gvMFHyyuI7
— Souljah (@jeffphilips1) February 14, 2020
It’s now official. PDP clinches the seat of the Executive Governor Of Bayelsa State.
Throwing away every form of political sentiments, do you agree with the Apex Court’s ruling?#INEC #Bayelsa pic.twitter.com/ZfXXxoiRji— Violet Boniface (@BonifaceViolet) February 14, 2020
IS IT NOT D SAME SUPREME COURT THAT ELECTED/SELECTED MUHAMMAD/MOHAMMED BUHARI WITH CERTIFICATE AFFIDAVIT&ATTESTATION WHERE INEC SERVER THAT OUR MONEY&RESOURCES WAS SPENT 2INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED&BECOME THE GHOST THAT IS STILL HUNTING BOTH INEC&SUPREME COURT https://t.co/EpyteXxnwF
— ELDER OLUSEGUN (@olusegunakanbiB) February 14, 2020
Breaking News: INEC Announces PDP Candidates In Bayelsa as New Governor and Deputy Governor Respectively. pic.twitter.com/Cm16A6XVvb
— Orji Sunday (@orjisunday32) February 14, 2020
INEC has declared PDP winner of the Bayelsa Election!
APC votes completely annulled !!! We move— APC Kᴡᴀʀᴀ Mᴇᴅɪᴀ (@MediaApc) February 14, 2020
STOP SPREADING PROPAGANDA AS IF YOU ARE GMB OR CJN INEC CAN NEVER DISOBEYED ANY COURT JUDGMENT OR ORDER ESPECIALLY FROM THE SUPREME COURT THEY MAY BE ASKING FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION OR HELP FOR IMPLEMENTATION SO GET YOUR INFORMATION CORRECT https://t.co/RMuErKG21L
— ELDER OLUSEGUN (@olusegunakanbiB) February 14, 2020
Here is the judgement of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in the case between the PDP, Sen. Douye Diri, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo versus the APC, INEC, David Lyon and Biobarakuma Eremienyo. pic.twitter.com/zmLnvepupJ
— Royalty (@royaltyuso) February 14, 2020
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