There was commotion at the Supreme Court on Friday as the apex court delivers judgement in the governorship election disputes in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states.
The court had fixed today, Aug. 23 for the final judgment of the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship polls conducted in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
However, lawyers, litigants, journalists and supporters of different candidates found it difficult to access the courtroom as police officers and private security guards from Halogen Security, restrained everyone from going into the courtroom.
About 1pm, accessing the court had become difficult as many journalists were denied entrance into the courtroom.
The development resulted in commotion at the premises of the court as supporters of candidates in the elections struggle to have access into the courtroom at all cost.
A five-member panel of the court is presided over by Justice Garba Lawal.
The panel is to deliver judgement in the petitions filed by the APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva; PDP candidate in Imo, Samuel Anyanwu and Murtala Ajaka of Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s candidate in Kogi by 2pm.
They are challenging the election victory of Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa (PDP); Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo (APC) and Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi (APC) respectively.
