There was commotion at the Supreme Court on Friday as the apex court delivered judgment on the governorship election disputes in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi.

The court fixed Friday, August 23, for the final judgement of the November 11, 2023, governorship poll 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 entering it.

At about 1:00 p.m., 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 struggled to have access to the courtroom at all costs.

A five-member panel of the court is presided over by Justice Garba Lawal.

The panel is to deliver judgment on the petitions filed by the APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva, the PDP candidate in Imo, Samuel Anyanwu and Murtala Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) candidate in Kogi, by 2:00 p.m.

They are challenging the election victories of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa (PDP), Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo (APC), and Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi (APC), respectively.

(NAN)