Diri reacts to the Supreme Court Judgement which upheld his
election in Abuja on November 18, 2020.
Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, has reacted to the
Supreme Court judgement which upheld his election as the duly
elected governor of the state.
Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja, Diri said Bayelsa State does not
need further distractions from politicians, adding that the apex
court ruling has laid to rest attempts by the opposition to kick
him out of office.
“As a state, we do not need all of these distractions. We are
one state that the brotherhood should be predominant,” he said.
“After elections particularly when the governor has taken the
oath of office, we expected everybody to support and bring their
ideas on board for Bayelsa to succeed, grow and prosperous.
“We have tagged our administration as the administration of
prosperity. Today marks the end of litigations. Constitutionally, I
believe that today is the end of all litigations.”
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The governor while admitting that the opposition politicians
have the right to approach the court when necessary, called on them
to support his administration for the overall good of the people of
the state.
He also reiterated the commitment of the state government in
delivering the dividends of democracy to residents of Bayelsa.
Diri’s remark come after the Supreme Court upheld his election
as the duly elected Governor of Bayelsa State.
In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta,
the Apex Court dismissed the six appeals filed against the governor
and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
The appeals dismissed were filed by Alliance for Democracy (AD),
Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), Labour Movement (LM) and
Accord Party.