Bayelsa Poll: YDP Has No Valid Candidates, Court Declares
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday upheld the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the effect that the Young Democratic Party (YDP) has no valid candidates for the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State. Justice Abang agreed with INEC that Mr. Omeih Ayebanoa, who was nominated as the running mate to the party's governorship candidate, Mr. Sunny Agadabin, did not meet the statutory age requirement for the said office. Meanwhile, a group, the Bayelsa Coalition For Good Governance and Accountability, has demanded the immediate arraignment and prosecution of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Douye Diri, over alleged non declaration of assets by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The group, which threatened legal action against the Bureau if it fails to prosecute the governorship candidate, alleged that Diri failed to declare his assets while he held