December 16, 2015 – Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike who was today sacked by Appeal Court said he has instructed his lawyers to appeal the judgement.
The three-man Court of Appeal panel sitting in Abuja had struck out Wike’s appeal and ordered a governorship re-run in the next 90 days.
Justice M.B. Dongban-Mensem, ruled that Wike’s election did not conform with the electoral act.
But in a statement, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Mr. Simeon Nwakaudu said the governor disagreed with the judgment, hence his decision to exhaust his constitutional right by challenging the Appeal Court judgment at the Supreme Court.
Wike called on all his supporters and the people of Rivers State to remain calm as Justice will be done at the end of day, assuring that he will use all constitutional processes to protect the mandate they freely bestowed on him.
He said he remains the duly elected governor of Rivers State pending the determination of his appeal by the Supreme Court.
