FORMER Bayelsa State governor-elect, Chief David Lyon, on Wednesday absolved his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, of blame for his role in the truncation of his swearing-in as governor..
He asked his supporters in the All Progressives Congress to remain calm and eschew violence.
A panel of justices led by Mary Odili on February 13 asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Lyon and to re-issue another to the candidate with the second-highest number of votes. The decision of the apex court was in affirmation of the verdict of a federal high court disqualifying Degi-Eremienyo, Lyon’s running mate, for submitting irregular credentials to INEC.Lyon, reacting to the violence that trailed the Supreme Court judgment, said he had been a peacemaker and would neither support, sponsor nor direct anybody to engage in violent protest and agitation because of the judgment.
Lyon, in a statement signed for him by Alphine Ogoh, appealed to all stakeholders to remain calm and allow the party’s legal team to explore all legal remedies available in law to restore the people’s mandate.
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