Bayelsa: ‘Return Back’ – Diri Tells PDP Members Who Defected To APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate in the 2019 Bayelsa Election, Duoye Diri, has urged members of who party who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return.

Naija News recalls that the Supreme Court on Thursday nullified the election of Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon and his running mate Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo.

David Lyon was to be sworn-in today, Friday.

A five-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili ordered INEC to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to the All Progressives Congress’ candidates as the winners of the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state.

It ruled that the information in Form CF 001 submitted by Degi-Eremieoyo was false.

The lead judgement read by Justice Ejembi Eko upheld the November 12, 2019, Judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja that disqualified Degi-Eremieoyo from participating in the governorship poll.

The apex court held that since Degi-Eremieoyo shared a joint ticket with the governor-elect, his disqualification invalidated their nomination by the APC.

Reacting to the Supreme Court ruling, Diri asked defectors to return to the PDP to help build Bayelsa State.

“The members of PDP, who out of one thing or the other got angry and left us to APC, I’m waving the olive branch, please, come back,” he said.

“We have to build Bayelsa state together. I’m also calling on my brothers in APC they are Bayelsans, we cannot continue to be in disunity.

“Being in APC does not remove you as my brother of Bayelsa state. Whether you are Nembe, Okpia, Sabama, or Southern Ijaw, that is the region that God has brought us together and so, I am extending my olive branch even to those of my brothers and sisters in APC.”