Few days before the hotly contested gubernatorial poll in Bayelsa State scheduled for November 16, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suffered setbacks as a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, disqualified the deputy governorship candidate of the party, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo.
Senator Degi-Eremienyo was disqualified over false information entered on his CF0001 form submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC).
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Justice Inyang Ekwo, who delivered the judgment said he found no nexus in the name on his school-leaving certificate, first degree (BA), Masters and the affidavits he swore to the correct his name, Tribune reports.
The judge held that all his documents bore different names and he, consequently disqualified him on the ground that he provided false information to the electoral body to stand for the election.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had sued the Bayelsa APC governorship candidate, David Lyon, Degi-Eremienyo and INEC, seeking the disqualification of Degi-Eremienyo.
The court granted the prayer as canvassed.
