The Independent National Electoral Commission has added the name of Timipre Sylva to the list of candidates contesting the Bayelsa governorship election.published the final list of candidates contesting the off-cycle poll in Bayelsa, including Sylva, a former governor of the state.
The court held that Sylva, having been sworn in twice and ruled for five years as governor of the state, would breach the 1999 constitution if allowed to contest again.Obeying the court’s verdict, INEC removed Sylva’s name from the list of candidates contesting the Bayelsa governorship election.
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