The All Progressives
Congress (APC) in Bayelsa says Douye Diri, the governor, is considered as
illegitimate by the people of the state.
In a statement on
Wednesday, Doifie Buokoribo, spokesman of APC in the state, said Diri is not
the candidate the Bayelsa people voted for.
In February, the
supreme court sacked David Lyon, APC candidate and governor-elect, on the
grounds that Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo, his running mate, falsified his
credentials.
Diri, Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, was sworn in as Bayelsa governor 24 hours
later.
In the statement,
Buokoribo said though they are bound to it, the verdict of the apex court “is a
judgement without justice”.
“The strange
decision of the supreme court of Nigeria to ignore the Bayelsa State
electorate, make themselves the voters, and impose another person as governor
is incompatible with democratic norms,” the spokesman said.
“This is a judgement
without justice; this is a judgement without legitimacy. Yes. Even though we
are bound by the judgement as a legal entity, our party does not consider the
action of the supreme court as fair or just.
“As citizens, we
have the right to critique the decision of the apex court. No body or
institution, not even the governor imposed on us by the Supreme Court or his
party, can deny us that right.
“Legally, Douye Diri
is governor of Bayelsa State, but in the hearts and minds of our people, he is
illegitimate. He was not the one they voted for. He will bear the burden of
illegitimacy throughout his tenancy at Creek Haven, Government House, Yenagoa.”
He said Timipre
Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, did not have a hand in the
violence that followed the supreme court decision in the state.
“As to the charges
of violence, Sylva has already disclaimed and denounced the recent protests
that took place in Yenagoa and Abuja after the Supreme Court judgement of 13
February 2020,” Buokoribo said.
“In the specific
case of Bayelsa state, we have said it time and again that it was the PDP
Government under Governor Henry Seriake Dickson that ran a regime of heist,
violence and lawlessness since 2012.
”APC and its
supporters were, at all times, the victims. His puppet, ‘Governor Dickson II’,
otherwise known as senator Douye Diri, has not shown any sign that he will not
continue with the regime of lawlessness and grand larceny.”
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