The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed Senator Moses Cleopas’ appeal against Bayelsa Central Senator-elect, Rt. Hon. Konbowei Benson.
Cleopas who had challenged the authenticity of Konbowei’s candidature, earlier lost at the Yenagoa Federal High Court and the Port Harcourt division of the Court of Appeal.
Not satisfied with the earlier judgements, Senator Cleopas appealed to the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja, seeking to be declared as the candidate of the PDP and subsequent Senator-elect for Bayelsa Central Senatorial District.
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However, a panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Hon. Justice John Inyang this morning dismissed the appeal filed by Senator Cleopas Moses against the nomination of Rt. Hon. Friday Konbowei Benson, for being unmeritorious.
It would be recalled that Senator Cleopas had alleged that Rt. Hon Konbowei had presented false information to INEC, an allegation Cleopas and his counsel failed to prove, hence the serial dismissal from all the courts.
With this Apex court judgement, the long legal battle between the two has been laid to rest, and Rt. Hon. Dr. Konbowei Benson (OON), is the indisputable Senator-elect for the 10th Nigerian Senate to represent the good people of Bayelsa Central Senatorial District.