Bayelsa Guber: Supreme Court Judge lambastes Senior lawyers over suit
Nsisonabasi Thompson
Feb 26, 2020
A Supreme Court Judge, Justice Amina Augie has criticized some senior lawyers for filing an application for the review of Bayelsa Guber election, regretting that she never expected that such senior lawyers could do such.
In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the court dismissed the applications for a review of its February 13, 2020, judgment which overturned the All Progressives Congress' victory in the last governorship election in Bayelsa State.
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A seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta described the applications filed by the APC and its governorship candidate at the poll, David Lyon, as vexatious, frivolous, and constituted a gross abuse of court process.
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Justice Amina Augie who read the lead judgment said the applications amount to an invitation for the apex court to sit in appeal on its earlier judgment in violation of the Constitution.
She held that it would amount to violating the finality of its judgment if the applications were granted.
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She said granting the applications would open a floodgate for the review of decisions of the Supreme Court.
"There must be an end to litigation,ÔÇØ she said, adding, "the decision of the Supreme Court is final for ages in a matterÔÇØ and only legislation could change it.
She said with tears in her eyes, she regretted that "very seniorÔÇØ lawyers were responsible for filing the applications.
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The apex court awarded the costs of N10m to be personally paid by Lyon's lawyer, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), and APC's lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN).
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It ruled that each of the lawyers must pay the N10m to each of the three respondents - the Peoples Democratic Party, Governor Duoye Diri, and the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhruojakpo.
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