Ade Adesomoju, AbujaThe Independent National Electoral Commission said on Friday that the National Youth Service Corps had cleared the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, of alleged forgery of his exemption certificate. INEC lawyer, Ibrahim Bawa (SAN), said this before the state’s Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. Bawa gave this as the reason for his decision not to call any defence witness in the case. He also urged the tribunal to cancel the November 16, 2019 governorship election and order a fresh poll. The Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, and his deputy will take their turns to call their defence.

Source: Punch June 12, 2020 23:26 UTC