Wike Heads To Supreme Court …Pledges To Complete Projects

L-R: pdp governorship candidate for Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson, National Organising Secretary of pdp, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha and acting Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, during inec Chairman’s meeting with leaders of political parties and candidates of Bayelsa State governorship election in Abuja, yesterday.

Rivers State Governor,
Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has advised his team of lawyers to appeal Wednesday’s judgement of the Court of Appeal which ordered fresh governorship election in the state.
Governor Wike in a statement issued by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the State Governor on Electronics Media, shortly after the Court of Appeal had delivered judgment, stated that he disagrees with the judgement, hence his decision to exhaust his constitutional right by challenging the Appeal Court judgement at the Supreme Court.
The governor called on all his supporters and the people of Rivers State to remain calm as justice will be done at the end of day.
He assured Rivers people  that he will use all constitutional processes to protect the mandate they freely bestowed on him, hence his decision to approach the supreme court for further adjudication.
According to him, “I still remain the duly elected Governor of Rivers State pending the determination of the appeal at the Supreme court”.
Governor Wike assured the people of Rivers State that all ongoing development projects will continue while his administration will continue to promote the security of lives and property across the state.
It would be recalled that he court of appeal, Abuja, on Wednesday upheld the verdict of the Rivers State governorship election petition tribunal which nullified the victory of Nyesom Wike in the April 11 governorship election in the state.
The court’s three-man panel led by justice M.B Dongban-Mensem, ruled that Wike’s election did not conform with the electoral act.
The tribunal headed by Justice Suleiman Ambrosa had in a judgement on October 24 voided Wike’s election and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fresh election in Rivers State.

Ernest CynthiaWorlu