S’ Court Has Vindicated Our Position – Guber Candidates

A group of gov
ernorship candidates who contested the April 11, 2015 election in Rivers State, have commended the Supreme Court for affirming the election of Governor Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike.
The group, which made the commendation in a press statement released in Port Harcourt said the verdict of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 had  confirmed their earlier publicised position that the 2015 governorship election in Rivers State was free, fair and credible.
According to the statement which was signed by the governorship candidates of the United Peoples Party (UPP) Deacon Akuro Parker; New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Engr Godwin C. David; CPP, Hon Royal Eyinda; KOWA, Engr Kinika Elenwo; PPA, Boma Edmund Jacks; AD, Ichenwo Uchechukwu, and NCP, Mrs Anastasia Tepikor, the determination of the apex court “simply means that the stand of the coalition on 16th April, 2015 that the said election was free, fair and credible was right”.
The group under the coalition of Rivers State 2015 Governorship Candidates, congratulated Governor Wike over his victory at the Supreme Court and enjoined Rivers people to give the governor all the necessary support he needs to succeed.
They also urged all the governorship candidates who contested against the state chief executive to put the past behind them and join hand, with him to move the state forward while appreciating the governor for extending his hand of fellowship to all of them including the candidate of the APC, Hon Dakuku Peterside.

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Members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bakana community, Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, celebrating the victory of Governor Nyesom Wike’s victory at the Supreme Court in Bakana recently
Photo: Egberi .A. Sampson