Supreme Court Upholds Seriake’s Candidature In 2012 Polls

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has described the Supreme Court ruling striking out a suit challenging his candidature of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2012 Governorship election, as a victory for democracy, the rule of law, the government and people of Bayelsa State.
Speaking shortly, after the unanimous decision of the Justices of the Supreme Court in Abuja led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, Governor Dickson extolled the Nation’s judiciary for its uprightness and firmness, noting that, it has remained a dependable and reliable component of Nigeria’s democracy.

According to him, the judiciary has continued to uphold the rule of law and provided the needed direction and application of the tenets of democracy, without fear or favour, adding that, with an unbiased judiciary like the one in the country, the nation’s democracy was headed in the right direction.

Also speaking to newsmen, after the Supreme Court ruling, Hon. Kemasuode Wodu, Bayelsa State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, explained that, in the ruling, the court asked former Governor Timipre Sylva to pay a cost of N500, 000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) for wasting the court’s time in pursuing a case that lacks merit and is a complete abuse of judicial process.

The Supreme Court ruling brings to an end, the suit filed by former Governor Sylva challenging the eligibility of Hon. Dickson as the candidate of the PDP in the 2012 governorship election in the State."