Douye Diri, the Bayelsa State Governor, has said he will appeal today’s ruling of the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, which nullified his election.
He spoke shortly after the tribunal ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC wrongly excluded the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party governorship candidate in the November 16, 2009 election.
Diri, in a statement by his acting Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, said he has implicit confidence in the judiciary that he would triumph in the end.
He said, “We trust in the judiciary and we are appealing the judgement. With God on our side, we will get justice.
“This is a court of first instance and I have instructed our lawyers to file an appeal. We have a right of appeal even up to the Supreme Court.”
The governor urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party and his supporters not to panic and to continue to remain calm and law-abiding.
