The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday joined the former governor of Bayelsa state,Timpriye Sylva as the second respondent in the suit filed by Seriake Dickson praying it to declare him the lawful standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming Bayelsa state governorship election. The presiding judge, Justice Gladys Olotu had earlier granted an ex-parte order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to re-list Dickson’s name in the list of governorship aspirants in Bayelsa state.

This led Sylva to have approached the court through his counsel,Lateef Fagbemi seeking to be joined as a party in the suit.

While ruling on the application on Thursday,Justice Olotu held that the party seeking to be joined has shown in his affidavit that he has interest in contesting for the Bayelsa state guber under the PDP.

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