Bayelsa: Intrigues as Diri steps in. Lyon said the APC and the people of Bayelsa totally rejected the judgement and called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to issue Certificate of Return to Diri.
. Recent political events have again put the state of former President Goodluck Jonathan on the spotlight.
President Muhammadu Buhari was billed to attend the ceremony. APC leaders were happy that the President, who rarely attends such events, had decided to honour them with his presence. Some of them, including the state leadership of the party, had put out paid messages welcoming the President to Bayelsa.
The judgement erased the excitement at the camp of the APC, triggered chain reactions and mixed feelings in the oil-rich state. It destabilised APC leaders and forced them into many emergency meetings. Lyon was dazed and Sylva was thrown off balance by the surprised judgment, which hit the state like a thunderbolt.
He said: “The court has decided and I don’t think the national chairman of the APC is competent to seek an appeal over the decisions of the Supreme Court. “That is what we do as politicians. I will like to congratulate all Bayelsans. We are actually waiting for the court position to be taken for me to invite anybody that win even if it is David Lyon to interact with me. We have programme lined up. We have done everything to ensure smooth transition.
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