{"id":21912,"date":"2020-02-26T21:05:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T21:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=21912"},"modified":"2020-02-26T21:05:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T21:05:33","slug":"diri-reacts-as-supreme-court-upholds-lyons-sack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/diri-reacts-as-supreme-court-upholds-lyons-sack","title":{"rendered":"Diri reacts as Supreme Court upholds Lyon\u2019s sack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Dire, on Wednesday, said the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling was only an affirmation of God\u2019s judgement.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court, today struck out the All Progressives Congress (APC) suit, seeking a review of the judgment to sack David Lyon as Governor-elect.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Amina Augie who read the judgment, stated that the application lacked merit and maintained the decisions of the court are final.<\/p>\n<p>Diri, in a statement signed by his acting Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, praised the Supreme Court Justices for affirming their earlier judgement of February 13, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, I describe myself as a miracle governor. So the Supreme Court just affirmed the judgement of the Almighty God, who made it possible for me to become the governor of Bayelsa State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, there is no victor no vanquished as the victory is for all Bayelsans. It is not a winner takes all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy message is that of reconciliation as I will run an all-inclusive government. Let everyone that is aggrieved sheathe their swords. Let us think about Bayelsa first and ourselves last. By this judgement, it is clear the final hurdle has been cleared,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Dire, on Wednesday, said the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling was only an affirmation of God\u2019s judgement. The apex court, today struck out the All Progressives Congress (APC) suit, seeking a review of the judgment to sack David Lyon as Governor-elect. 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