All Progressives Congress candidate in the controversial last governorship election, David Lyon, has reacted to the Thursday February 13th ruling of the Supreme Court that annulled his election.
Addressing a press conference in the state on Friday, Lyon described the judgement as a ”procured judgement”. He urged his supporters to remain calm.
He was, however, represented by the member representing Southern Ijaw federal constituency, Preye Oseke.
He said, “We are in shock. We as a party and as people of Bayelsa are rejecting the judgement completely. It is a procured judgement. While we have our respect for the revered justices, we believe that this is not the wish of Bayelsans. Again, we are calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission not to issue a certificate of return to the candidate of the PDP because he was unable to score the required 25 per cent in two-thirds of the local government areas.
“As a party, we are law-abiding, our properties have been destroyed even in the midst of the judgement that came this morning. We are calling on all our supporters to remain calm while our leaders and stakeholders meet and come up with the next line of action. We believe the right thing will be done. The rule of law will be upheld,” he said
