David Lyon
in his reaction to the annulment of his election and the crowning of Duoye Diri
as the governor-elect said the judgment was procured.
This he said
while addressing a press conference in Bayelsa State this morning. Lyon said
the judgment was a “procured judgment”. He has, therefore, pleaded with his
supporters to remain calm and maintain law and order.
Preye Oseke, who represented the sacked governor-elect, David Lyon said;
“We are in
shock. We as a party and as people of Bayelsa are rejecting the judgment completely.
It is a procured judgment. While we have our respect for the revered justices,
we believe that this is not the wish of Bayelsans. Again, we are calling on the
Independent National Electoral Commission not to issue a certificate of return
to the candidate of the PDP because he was unable to score the required 25
percent in two-thirds of the local government areas.
As a party,
we are law-abiding; our properties have been destroyed even amid the judgment
that came this morning. We are calling on all our supporters to remain calm
while our leaders and stakeholders meet and come up with the next line of
action. We believe the right thing will be done. The rule of law will be
upheld.” he declared