BREAKING: INEC to Issue CoR to PDP’s Diri at Noon

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has just risen from a closed door meeting and is set to issue the Certificate of Return to the PDP’s governorship candidate, Senator Douye Diri in compliance with the order of the Supreme Court which nullified the election of APC’s David Lynon yesterday.

The INEC chairman, addressing press men today said the candidate of PDP is hereby returned winner of the election.

A five-man panel of the apex court, led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili, had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to the All Progressives Congress’ candidates who had been declared winners of the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state.

The apex court ordered INEC to issue fresh certificates to the candidates of the party with the next highest votes and with the required constitutional spread of votes in the results of the election, which are the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidates.

…Details shortly