Senator Uba was sworn in as the governor of the state in 2007 but sacked after 17 days in office following a petition by Mr Peter Obi, who contested the poll.
He was arrested for allegedly publishing a story exposing the fraudulent activities of a House of Representatives candidate for Ekiti North Federal Constituency (II) on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, Akinlayo Davidson Kolawole.
Okafor was arrested on his arrival from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on board an Ethiopian airlines flight with 1.40kg of crack cocaine concealed in his bags.
The governors are Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu; Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia; Samuel Ortom, Benue and leader of the group, Governor Wike.
It was gathered that the allocated oil field is owned by Bayelsa State Government, Hardy Oil Nigeria Limited and Century Exploration and Production Limited.
Meanwhile, activities in public universities have been grounded for seven months due to an ongoing strike by lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The suit is also asking the court to disqualify the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar for violating the Electoral Act.
