Govenor Douye Diri of Bayelsa
State on Friday said he is God’s messenger and that nobody can unseat him.
Diri while reacting to Friday’s
separate Court of Appeal victories in his favour and that of his deputy,
Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo
The appellate court in a
unanimous decision overturned the August 15 Bayelsa Election Tribunal Judgment
in favour of the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), which nullified the
election of Diri on November 16, 2019.
The court on same day also
dismissed the Liberation Movement appeal against the deputy governor.
The governor in a press release
by his spokesman, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, applauded the five-man panel of Justices
for upholding the law and dispensing justice to all.
He attributed the victory to God whom he referred to as the supreme leader of the universe ruling over the affairs of men.
His words: “I want to thank God
for this victory. Today, a Daniel came to judgement in the name of the Court of
Appeal, which has given the true position of the law and we are happy about it.”
Diri said his administration was
instituted by God and as a messenger, he is only holding brief for Him.
The Governor noted that the
governorship candidate of the ANDP, King George, had earlier withdrawn his case
at the tribunal and equally left the party but wondered why some persons would
remote-control the purported chairman of the party.
While appealing for support, Diri
described the litany of electoral cases as distractions, stressing that it was
time the “portfolio political parties” stopped fanning the embers of disunity
in the state.
“For those who are fanning the
embers of disunity in our state using portfolio political parties, this is a
time to put a full stop to it. If they really love the state, why are they
still fanning the embers of destabilisation and moving on to unseat us?
“The governor of Bayelsa State is
God Himself. I have told those who care to listen that I am only a
messenger-governor. The governor of Bayelsa is His Excellency the Supreme
Leader of the universe and that is God Himself.
He kept me here to hold brief for
Him and you cannot unseat God. There is a God that rules over the affairs of
men and that God that has brought me here will protect me, my deputy governor
and everybody put together to lead this government.”
Diri also called on the political
class to exercise caution and desist from divisive politics particularly as the
senatorial bye-elections are fast approaching.
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