All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has challenged Chief Nyeson Wike, whose election as Rivers state governor was quashed by the governorship tribunal on Saturday to submit to fresh poll if he is thinks he is popular.
“If Wike and PDP are convinced that they truly won any election in Rivers State, we challenge them not to appeal the Tribunal judgement and let the people of Rivers State decide their in a free and fair election.”
In a statement, the Rivers State chairman of APC, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya insisted that Wike is aware that in a free and fair election in Rivers State, the APC gubernatorial candidate, Dr Dakuku Peterside, will beat him so mercilessly that he will lose his deposit.
Ikanya lamented the madness being displayed by Wike and the PDP leadership both at the State and the National levels since the Tribunal nullified the election, even as he said that the three-man tribunal could not have done otherwise.
“While these lamentations are understandable, we strongly condemn the reckless utterances of Wike and Rivers PDP that tend to impugn the integrity of the Tribunal. Wike’s loss seems to have affected his sense of reasoning; if not, how could he open his mouth and accuse APC of bribing Tribunals to rule against PDP candidates in the South-South?”
He reminded Wike and PDP that both local and international observers, including the European Community, condemned the Rivers gubernatorial and other elections as a sham and an exercise in impunity, lawlessness and criminality which can only be applauded by mindless and demented persons.
“The truth is that the verdict of the Justice Mohammed Ambrusa-led Tribunal was very much in order and consistent with the facts presented before it by APC and other bodies that participated in that election. We, therefore, wish to appeal to the Tribunal to ignore the ranting and insults being thrown at it by the drowning PDP and her misguided actors.” [myad]
