Rivers State PDP has reacted after a petition tribunal
sacked the sitting Governor today saying the election conducted on the 11th
of April, 2015 in the State has been annulled and ordered for a re-run. While
reacting, the Party’s chairman, Felix Obuah stated that the judgement had earlier
been decided before the tribunal announced its decision. He also said this was
a push from the Federal Government and God will surely see them through. He also
asked Rivers State people to be calm, saying, Nyesom Wike remains the Governor
and the party will be appealing the judgement. Below is how Premium Times reports
it.
sacked the sitting Governor today saying the election conducted on the 11th
of April, 2015 in the State has been annulled and ordered for a re-run. While
reacting, the Party’s chairman, Felix Obuah stated that the judgement had earlier
been decided before the tribunal announced its decision. He also said this was
a push from the Federal Government and God will surely see them through. He also
asked Rivers State people to be calm, saying, Nyesom Wike remains the Governor
and the party will be appealing the judgement. Below is how Premium Times reports
it.
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, has said that notwithstanding the ruling of the election petitions
tribunal on Saturday, sacking Nyesom Wike as governor, Mr. Wike remained the
governor of the state.
PDP, has said that notwithstanding the ruling of the election petitions
tribunal on Saturday, sacking Nyesom Wike as governor, Mr. Wike remained the
governor of the state.
Reacting to what it called a “travesty of justice, rape on
democracy, and a compromised ruling”, the state PDP chairman, Felix Obuah, said
no matter the degree of conspiracy by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led
federal government, the “falsehood and gang-up” against Rivers people will
amount to a nullity in the end.
democracy, and a compromised ruling”, the state PDP chairman, Felix Obuah, said
no matter the degree of conspiracy by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led
federal government, the “falsehood and gang-up” against Rivers people will
amount to a nullity in the end.
While urging the Rivers people not to panic over the
“pre-empted judgment” which he said had been decided long before the written
addresses by the parties were adopted Thursday, Mr. Obuah cited section 143,
subsection 1 of the Electoral Act 2010 which guarantees an elected governor
stay in office so long as a notice of appeal is given against the judgment
within 21 day from the date of the judgment notwithstanding the decision of the
election tribunal.
“pre-empted judgment” which he said had been decided long before the written
addresses by the parties were adopted Thursday, Mr. Obuah cited section 143,
subsection 1 of the Electoral Act 2010 which guarantees an elected governor
stay in office so long as a notice of appeal is given against the judgment
within 21 day from the date of the judgment notwithstanding the decision of the
election tribunal.
The state PDP chairman said the tribunal judgment will never
stand, saying the PDP will get to any legal height possible to fight the
“injustice”.
stand, saying the PDP will get to any legal height possible to fight the
“injustice”.
“There is no other reason why the tribunal hurriedly
delivered the contraption it called judgment in less than 24 hours after
adopting the written addresses on a matter that lasted over four months, than
to pre-empt the judgment of the Supreme Court against the tribunal by the PDP
which comes up next week Tuesday,” Mr. Obuah noted.
delivered the contraption it called judgment in less than 24 hours after
adopting the written addresses on a matter that lasted over four months, than
to pre-empt the judgment of the Supreme Court against the tribunal by the PDP
which comes up next week Tuesday,” Mr. Obuah noted.
“The good thing is that by the hurried judgment, the
tribunal chairman has exposed his partiality and shot himself in the leg by
defying all legal procedures and going ahead to deliver judgment on the APC
petition when there is an impending matter hinging on the appeal at the Supreme
Court just as he refused to vacate his seat as chairman of the election
petitions tribunal for the State Governorship Election Petitions despite PDP’s
resentment on questions of integrity and impartiality.
tribunal chairman has exposed his partiality and shot himself in the leg by
defying all legal procedures and going ahead to deliver judgment on the APC
petition when there is an impending matter hinging on the appeal at the Supreme
Court just as he refused to vacate his seat as chairman of the election
petitions tribunal for the State Governorship Election Petitions despite PDP’s
resentment on questions of integrity and impartiality.
“Notwithstanding all this, in the end we shall have the last
laugh,” Mr. Obuah declared.
laugh,” Mr. Obuah declared.
“Men have today Saturday, October 24, 2015 after being
compromised serve their immoral judgment, God would soon give justice in the
governorship election in Rivers State,” Mr. Obuah said.
compromised serve their immoral judgment, God would soon give justice in the
governorship election in Rivers State,” Mr. Obuah said.
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