Ahead of Saturday’s Governorship Election in Bayelsa State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has added the name of the candidate of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, to the final list of candidates for the poll.

INEC, in the new list published on its website, said the addition of Sylva’s name complied with an Appeal Court judgment delivered on October 31, 2023, which reversed the sacking of Sylva’s candidacy for the poll.

In the new list, Sylva’s name was pencilled as the APC governorship candidate, whilst that of Maciver Joshua was written as his running mate.

The former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and former Bayelsa Governor is running alongside 15 other contenders, including the incumbent governor, Duoye Diri, of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).

On October 10, a Federal High Court in Abuja disqualified Sylva from participating in the state governorship election.

However, he appealed the decision of the lower court, and the appellate court ruled in his favour last Tuesday.