Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that “the ungodly political gang-up in Abuja will never compel him to abandon the mandate given to him freely by Rivers people”.

He stressed that the judgment of the tribunal, which removed him, was tantamount to a lower court over-ruling a superior court, which is unknown to law.

Addressing thousands of his supporters who thronged the Port Harcourt International Airport on Saturday evening to welcome him back from Abuja, Governor Nyesom Wike urged them to remain peaceful as the tribunal’s judgment was simply the verdict of man, which will give way to God’s verdict.

He said though by his training he was not expected to criticise a judge, the Judgment by the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal negated earlier judgments given by the same tribunal, wherein they upheld his election in petitions filed by the Labour Party and the Social Democratic Party, only to make a contradictory u-turn and nullify his election for the same reasons they upheld it in other petitions.

Governor Wike, who was accompanied by the PDP Acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus and Rivers leaders said: “I have never seen a situation where a lower court overrules a higher court. The Court of Appeal has ruled on the issue of card reader which the tribunal based today’s judgment upon”.

The governor cited the fact that the Electoral Act does not recognise the card reader as stated by several tribunals and the Appeal Court.

He said: “Nobody will intimidate me to abandon the people of Rivers State. Justice will prevail at the end.

“I have a very good case and my lawyers are already compiling the appeal process. Therefore, Rivers people should remain peaceful as the good work already started will be completed by God’s grace”.

ewigmee:
He is loved by his people. Simple truth.

mykemiley:
Story story! Story......story dat touches d heart of a mosquito...

Ebubeslym:


E PAIN AM OOOOO

chukwudi44:
Welcome back the peoples Governor!!! Nothing de happen!! We shall never allow infidels come close to desecrating the sacred stool of Rivers Government house.

sameer1212:
DAKUKU for Rivers, WIKE for EFCC Him never see anything cos very soon we will open his file while he was Minister Of education.

Opinedecandid:
Ofcourse Wike is still in charge.
No controversy.
It high time Niger Deltans rise up to resist that Almajiri and their Chief-slave (wuruba) party.

We are all witnesses to how sectional they are in appointments, even their Chief Servants complain too.

We are witnesses to the deceits, the lies, the suppression, victimisation, all of that.

Some of their boot lickers even come here to say that Wike will be arrested by EFCC so he won't stand election.

I dare to ask, the same way Goodluck Jonathan ensured that Buhari was arrested or tried for 'certificatelessness'?

The same way the Almajiris would have reacted had that been done, is the same way we will react this way should they dare lay their hands on Wike.
Infact, Rivers will be too hot for them to govern;

Niger Delta will be too hot for further oil exploration.

#regionalismIsTheWayOutOfThisQuagmire

tyson99:

Gerrara here for real mhen sh*t you this E.P a.k.a Enemy of Progress

imsuboi:
I must say I'm not surprised. Apc are power-hungry dogs willing to do "anything" to milk this nation dry.

If/When the Rivers/Akwa-Ibom elections are rigged in favor of apc, there would be wide spread hatred for this administration (more than there already is).

This, coupled with Nnamdi Kanu's kidnap, might just be the spark we need. The spark for Biafra.

ewigmee:
He is loved by his people. Simple truth.