Gov Diri instructs lawyers to appeal tribunal ruling

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has instructed his lawyers to fight Monday's ruling of the state petition tribunal sitting in Abuja.

Governor Diri said this after the tribunal ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wrongly excluded the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP) governorship candidate from the November 16, 2019 election.

He said afterward that he has implicit confidence in the judiciary that he would triumph in the end, Vanguard reports.

His words: “We trust in the judiciary and we are appealing the judgement. With God on our side, we will get justice.

“This is a court of first instance and I have instructed our lawyers to file an appeal. We have a right of appeal even up to the Supreme Court, Vanguard reports.”

The governor urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his supporters not to panic and to continue to remain calm and law-abiding.