Supreme Court Has Restored Confidence In The Judiciary Says Rivers State Governor

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said  that
the Supreme Court judgment on his election restored the
confidence of Nigerians in the Judiciary as it confirmed the will of
the Rivers people.


 Governor Wike stressed that if the Supreme Court had nullified his
election, he wouldn't have contested the rerun governorship
election because of the evil plot to use security forces to instigate
a loss of lives in the state.

 In a release signed by the SA to Gov. on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, the  governor spoke on Sunday at a Thanksgiving service at Saint
Peter's Anglican Church that attracted PDP leaders across the
country.


 Those who graced the ceremony were Governors Udom Emmanuel of Akwa
Ibom State, Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, Okezie Ikpeazu of
Abia State and the Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State. Also present
was the Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, former
Rivers State Governor Peter Odili and Celestine Omehia and
National and State Legislators.

The Rivers State Chief Executive noted that God worked in his time by reversing
what several persons thought was irreversible with the previous
judgments of the Election Tribunal and the Appeal Court.

He said: "Nothing is impossible with God. Men of God prophesied
a few days to the Supreme Court that the judgment will confirm
the mandate given to us by the Rivers people.

"We won the election clearly as has been confirmed by the
Supreme Court. If there was a rerun, I wouldn't have contested
because there would have been bloodbath. I resolved not to be
part of anything that would bring bloodbath. "

Governor Wike sstressed  that an evil plot had been hatched to arrest
him, detain him to discourage Rivers people before the Legislative
elections earlier scheduled for February 6.

According to him, the political powers were already indiscriminatel
y arresting PDP members and leaders across the state,
preparatory to the rerun elections.

He assured the people of Rivers State that he will judiciously use
the mandate to advance the course of development in the state.
The governor reiterated his earlier declaration that he will not allow
the rigging of the rerun elections in the State, noting that any
INEC staff who attempts to rig will be treated as an armed
robber.


 "I am the executive governor of Rivers State and a
strong one for that matter. We will support INEC to conduct
credible elections. However, any official who plans to rig will get
the treatment reserved for armed robbers ", He said .


He also  noted that the failure of the evil plotters means that Rivers
people will return all the Legislators whose elections were nullified
by the Appeal Court.

Governor Wike called for a comprehensive fight against
corruption, urging support for the prosecution for all those who
stole Rivers money to sponsor APC National election campaign .

Wike said that between December 1 and 18 of 2014 , the former
Rivers State Government used 150 million United States Dollars to
fund the APC elections. He said that the State Government will
recover all stolen funds.

He assured the Rivers State APC Governorship
Candidate, Dakuku Peterside that he will be accommodated in the
process of developing the state. He added that Dakuku Peterside
is not an orphan, saying that: "I will be a father to Dakuku
Peterside. He is not an orphan ".

In his sermon, Archbishop of Niger Delta Province, Dr Ignatius
Kattey said that the victory of Governor Wike at Supreme Court
has brought peace to the state. He called on the governor to be
father of all the people of the state.