The embattled Rivers State Governor, Chief
Nyesom Wike, has said that despite the ruling of the State Election Petitions
Tribunal, he will complete his four-year tenure as the chief executive of the
state.
Wike also expressed
optimism that he would eventually emerge victorious at the end and would
continue to retain his position as the governor of the state.
The governor, who was
speaking to a crowd that gathered for a thanksgiving service at the Obi Wali International
Conference Centre in Port Harcourt on Sunday, said the thanksgiving service was
significant, adding that he would not have become a governor if the enemies’
plans had worked.
Calling on his
supporters to be calm, Wike described the nullification of his election by the
tribunal as an indication that justice would eventually be for him and his
supporters in due course.
The governor’s public
remark at the event was the third since the annulment of his election on
Saturday, having earlier addressed the people through a state-wide broadcast on
Sunday.
He expressed surprise
that the All Progressives Congress in the state was celebrating over the
annulment of his election after condemning the ruling of the tribunal against
its senatorial candidates.
“We will win and I will
complete my four years tenure as the governor of Rivers State. The thanksgiving
service today is very significant because if what enemies planned had work, I
wouldn’t have been governor today.
“The nullification of
my election by tribunal sitting in Abuja shows that justice is ours. I am
surprised that some people are celebrating over the judgement, when they
described the judgement against their candidates at the National Assembly as
judicial 419.
“It is now that they
have confidence in judiciary. In spite of the judgement, we still have hope in
the judiciary. I want to beg you, don’t be provoked; I know what happened at
the weekend is provoking. But, I know what their plans are; that was why I am
begging you to be calm,” Wike said.
-Punch
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