Chief Timipre Sylva remains the governorship candidate of the off season Bayelsa state election despite court ruling disqualifying him. This was according to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had in a judgement delivered on Monday, disqualified Sylva from featuring in the forthcoming gubernatorial polls.
Okorowo ruled that having been sworn in twice and ruled for five years as governor of Bayelsa, Sylva would be breaching the 1999 Constitution as amended if he contests again.
Reacting in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, APC said Sylva remains the party’s candidate.
“We wish to state categorically that Chief Timipre Sylva is and remains the Bayelsa governorship candidate of our great party in the Nov. 11, 2023, governorship election.
“Our party and its candidate have duly instructed the legal team to appeal the said decision of the Federal High Court diligently and expeditiously.
“We urge our teeming members, supporters, and residents of Bayelsa to remain calm and await the outcome of the appeal, and we remain confident that we shall prevail,” he said.
Morka said that with nothing to offer the Bayelsa electorate, after its poor performance as the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had since resorted to mercenary lawsuits.
According to him, the PDP is engaging in dealings and antics to create confusion in the state.