THE battle to determine the standard-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, on Thursday, shifted to the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, as Governor Timipre Sylva told the five-man panel, headed by Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, that the PDP had invoked its jurisdiction in order to stall hearing of the substantive matter at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

The PDP had filed an application for a stay of proceedings at the Court of Appeal, challenging the ruling of the trial court, warning it against taking steps relating to governorship primary election in the state.
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