David Lyon, a former candidate for governor of Bayelsa State, is the first candidate to pay N50 million to obtain the APC nomination and expression of interest forms.
The Bayelsa politician’s supporters demanded that the party’s leadership give him the right of first refusal in recognition of his prior electoral achievements rather than competing with other candidates for the one available ticket.
The change comes three years after the Supreme Court fired Lyon and his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo, on February 13.
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The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-man panel of Justices led by Justice Mary Odili, held that Degi-Eremieoyo presented a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The judgment followed an appeal that was filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, its governorship and deputy governorship candidates in Bayelsa State, Douye Diri and Lawrence Ewhruojakpo.
Addressing journalists after his supporters came to pick up his forms at the party secretariat in Abuja on Friday, the pioneer Secretary of the APC Bayelsa State, Merlin Daniel, disclosed that it was unfortunate that the Bayelsa businessman was denied the opportunity of rescuing the state as governor.
The APC had announced that the governorship primary election holds on Monday, April 10 while the Congress to ratify the results of Imo and Bayelsa governorship primaries takes place on April 11.
The primary election appeals follows on Wednesday, April 12.
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