Sacked Governor-Elect of Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon,
has accepted the final decision of the Supreme Court on its judgement that
nullified his victory at the November 16th, 2019 governorship election.
Lyon, in a statement he personally signed, said though the
decision of the apex court to stick to its February 13th judgement dashed the
hope of the people of the state, he accepted it in the interest of peace and
the development of Bayelsa.
He appealed to the supporters of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), his loyalists and the people that came out en masse to vote for
him at the to accept the judgement and maintain
the peace.
Lyon commended the leadership of the APC at the state and
national levels for their tenacity in upholding the principles of
constitutional democracy.
He said: “The Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria on Wednesday, 26 February, 2020, reviewed the judgment it gave against
us on 13th February, 2020 and decided to maintain its earlier judgment
“I am aware of the extent to which this decision has further
dashed the hope of Bayelsans as it upturned the democratic mandate of the
Bayelsa electorate.
“I hereby unequivocally state my decision to accept the
Supreme Court verdict however distressing as it is. It is the decision of the
Supreme Court, and we are all bound to accept the outcome as law-abiding
citizens of this great country.
“I wish to appeal to my party faithful, my supporters, all
Bayelsans and all lovers of peace and justice to accept this verdict and
maintain the peace.
“While they have a right to think that this is a case of
judgment without justice, I strongly appeal against all forms of violence or
any conduct that threatens the peace and development of our state.
“I strongly believe that God still loves Bayelsans and will
still allow His Will to come to pass in their lives.
“I seize this opportunity to thank the leadership of our
party, the All Progressives Congress at the National, State , local Government
and ward levels for their tenacity in upholding the ideals of constitutional
democracy”.
He added: “I appeal to all Bayelsans not to shy away from
participating in the governance of our dear state for the common good and
wellbeing of its people.
“In the same vain, I urge the good people of the state to
continue to uphold the dreams of our founding fathers in our aspiration to lead
the state irrespective of party affiliations.
“Lastly, it is my resolve to continue to join forces with
well-meaning individuals, institutions and organisations towards bringing the
much-needed development to Bayelsa State
which has bee in dire need of
development”.
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He said all this abi someone said it on his behalf?
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