APC, SYLVA SEEK DISBANDMENT OF BAYELSA TRIBUNAL PANEL

The Chairman of the Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal Sitting in Abuja, has adjourned the petition brought before it by the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Timipre Sylva, indefinitely, to await the decision of the Court of Appeal President, on the allegations of bias and denial of fair hearing as raised by Sylva and the APC.

Sylva and the APC had passed a vote of no confidence on the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, calling for an outright disbandment and reconstitution.

In a petition to the President of the Court of Appeal, APC and Sylva accused the Tribunal of denying them thier Constitutional right to fair hearing as required by law.

Among others, APC and its governorship candidate claimed that they had lined up 234 witnesses, but were ordered that the 234 witnesses must be called within 7 days only.

The petition added that they agreed to call 25 witnesses daily, but the Tribunal allowed them to call only 8 witnesses per day.