The All Progressives Congress, Rivers state chapter, has dedicated the recent tribunal ruling to the over 100 people who lost their lives in the state during the last general election.
APC spokesperson in the state, Davies Ikanya, also condemned Governor Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party, for questioning the integrity of the Election Petitions Tribunal.
The party released a statement on Monday, saying that the reasoning capability of Governor Wike, may have been impaired by the tribunal ruling.
“In a free and fair election, the APC gubernatorial candidate, Dr Dakuku Peterside, will beat him so mercilessly that he will lose his deposit.
“If Wike and PDP are convinced that they truly won any election in Rivers State, we challenge them not to appeal the tribunal judgement and let the people of Rivers State decide their fate in a free and fair election.”
“We wish to formally dedicate the recent victory at the tribunal to our over 100 members killed by agents of Wike and PDP and wish to reiterate that their death shall never be in vain as we are determined to install, by the grace of God and with the help of the good people of Rivers State, a god-fearing administration that will take Rivers State to the next level.
“We strongly condemn the reckless utterances of Wike and Rivers PDP that tend to impugn the integrity of the tribunal. Wike’s loss seems to have affected his sense of reasoning; if not, how could he open his mouth and accuse APC of bribing tribunals to rule against PDP candidates in the South-South.”
“The truth is that the verdict of the Justice Mohammed Ambrusa-led tribunal was very much in order and consistent with the facts presented before it by APC and other bodies that participated in that election.
“We, therefore, wish to appeal to the tribunal to ignore the ranting and insults being thrown at it by the drowning PDP and her misguided actors.”
