Chief Timipre Sylva, the former state minister of petroleum and the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) candidate for governor of Bayelsa State, has voiced his displeasure with the ruling made by the Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal on Monday.
In a statement released by Sylva and signed by Julius Bokoru, his Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Sylva said that following the ruling, he met right away with party stakeholders and elders.
After leaving the conference, the former Bayelsa governor gave his legal team instructions to head straight to the Court of Appeal and seek justice.
Before the verdict, Sylva had accused the tribunal of prejudice after his attorneys had seen multiple violations throughout the case hearing.
Subsequently, he filed an interlocutory appeal, requesting that the panel be dissolved and reconstituted.
Sylva said: “We are not satisfied with the decision of the tribunal. But this is just a court of first instance and after meeting with the elders and critical stakeholders of our great party, the APC, we directed our legal team to seek justice for Bayelsa at the Supreme Court”.
The Bayelsa people were reassured by the governorship candidate that the travesty committed by the tribunal would undoubtedly be corrected by the court of appeals.
He urged everyone to stay upbeat, law-abiding, and faithful, declaring that justice will eventually be served to the state’s wounded populace and that the liberation of Bayelsa was imminent.
