The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked its supporters to take heart over the Supreme Court judgment of yesterday, which upheld the election of Nyeson Wike as governor of the state.
in a statement today, the party’s state chairman, Chief Davies Ibiam Ikanya called on the members, especially survivors of those who lost their loved ones before, during and after the 2015 electoral violence “that the justice we sought to put a closure to their pains and losses, though denied us by man, will still be granted by the ultimate judge, God Himself.”
Ikanya stressed that God would prove that those who paid the ultimate price did not do so in vain “because He is the God of justice.”
He recalled that the struggle to retrieve the mandates of the party’s candidates, including that of the governorship candidate, hijacked in the 2015 sham elections, led to various rulings by the election petition tribunals and Appeal Courts which annulled and ordered for the rerun elections for 22 State Assembly positions out of 32, all 3 Senatorial seats and 12 out of 13 House of Representatives seats.
“Ordinarily, such large-scale annulment should have logically led to upholding the annulment of the governorship election as pronounced by the Tribunal and the Appeal Court. Unfortunately, the earlier decisions of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and that of the Appeal Court annulling the election of the Rivers State Governor, Barr Nyesom Wike was upturned by the Supreme Court of Nigeria yesterday. While we are neither applauding nor condemning the decision of the apex court, we can only give thanks and adoration to God Almighty whose wisdom surpasses that of man.”
The chairman promised that APC would continue to play the role of a responsible opposition by protecting the peoples’ common interests and provide the bridge between the people and the APC Federal Government.
“We call on all our brothers and sisters who recently saw the light and joined us to serve our people to know that they made the right decision as we all will create and enhance a working synergy that will transcend the present times in service to our people.
“Finally, I urge all members of the APC in Rivers State to remain calm, focused and ready for the task ahead of us as party leaders and supporters at our various units, LGAs and the State. In all things, they should continue to give God all glory and adorations as that which is ahead is greater than that behind us.” [myad]
