Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has instructed his lawyers to appeal today's judgment of the Court of Appeal which ordered fresh governorship election in the State.

In a statement issued by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Governor Wike stated that he disagrees with the judgment, hence his decision to exhaust his constitutional right by challenging the Appeal Court judgment at the Supreme Court.

Governor Wike called on all his supporters and the people ofRivers State to remain calm as Justice will be done at the end of day.

He assured the people of the state that he will use all constitutional processes to protect the mandate they freely bestowed on him, hence his decision to approach the Supreme Court for further adjudication. The governor said that he still remains the duly elected governor of Rivers State pending the determination of his appeal by the Supreme Court.

Governor Wike assured the people of Rivers State that all ongoing development projects will continue while his administration will
continue to promote the security of lives and property across the state.

Simeon Nwakaudu,
Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media.
16th December, 2016.

Source:
http://dailypost.ng/2015/12/16/appeal-court-judgment-governor-wike-heads-to-supreme-court/

Waistin money,tym and energy......

Na waoooo.

This one don pass politics. Na ego at play. I will advise that after failure at the Supreme Court, Wike should approach the throne room of God. Anything can happen!

hmmm

We are behind you sir,

After all its not your money but Rivers peoples' money.

I will say it is a win win case for him. Because Rivers state is for PDP any day just like Lagos will be for APC any day.

Great!

mykemiley:
Waistin money,tym and energy......

You talk foolishly, I see that APC is comfortable with the death toll in our recent re election. Can't the let the sleeping dog lie?Must you win all the state.APC IS SIMPLY A VIOLENT PARTY PERIOD

Wrong move honestly.
Whoever is close to Wike should give him this sound advice:
Go for the re-run in 90days because d pendulum is still slightly in your favor:there is a sense of persecution of PDP party men, a sense of APC wanting to grab the oil rich states by all means which has been reenforced by the Bayelsa imbroglio and the sacking of all 3 senators and almost all HOS members in Rivers.Genuinely therefore there will be that sense of some people wanting to conserve Wike's seat, even if he is seen to be a misfit.
If he goes to the Supreme Court,he risks going into the election having lost the state assembly, likely majority of hos seats and at least 1 or 2 Senate seats to the APC.
By then Wike wud be a seating duck and seeing defeat staring at him with the combined new force of APC,amaechi and d FG,any other influential supporter of his wud either have decamped to APC or gone negotiating with the party to throw Wike to the dogs. In 90 days these factors maynot be so obvious, after 90 with all reruns concluded, Wike wud be easy prey.
Meanwhile heading to the supreme court is useless, the verdict was long concluded in the combined forces of evidence presented by all parties to the suit, against Wike.
Wike, a word is enough, even for the unwise.

doctokwus:
Wrong move honestly.
Whoever is close to Wike should give him this sound advice:
Go for the re-run in 90days because d pendulum is still slightly in your favor:there is a sense of persecution of pdp party men, a sense of APC wanting to grab the oil rich states by all means which has been reenforced by the Bayelsa imbroglio and the sacking of all 3 senators and almost all HOS members in Rivers.Genuinely therefore there will be that sense of some people wanting to conserve Wike seat, even if he is seen to be a misfit.
If he goes to the Supreme Court,he risks going into the election having lost the state assembly, likely majority of hos seats and at least 1 or 2 Senate seats to the APC.
By then Wike wud be a seating duck and seeing defeat staring at him with the combined new force of APC,amaechi and d FG,any other influential supporter of his wud either have decamped to APC or gone negotiating with the party to throw Wike to the dogs. In 90 days these factors maynot be so obvious, after 90 with all reruns concluded, Wike wud be easy prey.
Meanwhile heading to the supreme court is useless, the verdict was long concluded in the combined forces of evidence presented by all parties to the suit, against Wike.
Wike, a word is enough, even for the unwise.

...well said,but Wike does not need advise. He will rather follow the unwise advise of his SANs....

Wasting tax payers money

Hmmm

Omotolu:
...well said,but Wike does not need advise. He will rather follow the unwise advise of his SANs....

I thought electoral matters ends in the court of appeal?

Eziachi:
I thought electoral matters ends in the court of appeal?

Its Appeal Court for State & federal Assembly members & senators. For governors & presidency, appeal goes all the way to the Supreme Court

Not necessary.

He would beat Peterside in a free and fair election with his eyes closed!

Wike has forgotten the we are already waiting for him at the Supreme Court. The court of Appeal means nothing to us despite its in our favour.
He will cry on that day!

realborn:
Not necessary.

He would beat Peterside in a free and fair election with his eyes closed!

Same was said for GEJ. at the end, we all saw the outcome.

Rivers state is a PDP state

solihu:

Same was said for GEJ. at the end, we all saw the outcome.

I'm very optimistic about Wike. He has gained more grounds in the last few months as a supposed illegal governor. Just like Fayose, he is loved by his people.

Will he make a huge impact if he wins the rerun? That I can't say!

by the way, is wike still arguing that he won the election, well he went to supreme court for a little delay so that he can still more.

Waste of time and state resources

Bloody Loser.

Hmmmmm, After Supreme, me think dude will proceed to ICJ

Very Good.... What is Power


This is what we call power

Power of incumbency is greater than the power of political party

shouldn't he obey the last oder before heading to the Supreme Court?

This dude surely got a hungry lawyer who wants to milk him dry before the rerun. The lawyer be like, oga no worry bring more money na my paddy dey supreme court.

mykemiley:
Waistin money,tym and energy......

Shut up, what do you know about politics and the law?? How did fayemi become governor?? Eh??

But shey na him money e dey spend ni?