Our Party and its candidate have duly instructed the legal team to appeal the said decision of the Federal High Court, diligently and expeditiously
By Moses Okorie
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has insisted that the ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, which disqualified the Bayelsa State candidate of the party, Chief Timipre Sylva, the party stands solidly behind him as their only candidate for the November 11 poll.
According to a statement issued in Abuja by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of APC on Tuesday, the party said its candidate has already instructed his legal team to appeal the high court judgement, and so there is no cause for alarm.
Morka said, “Against the backdrop of Federal High Court decision that disqualified the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva, we wish to state categorically that Chief Sylva is and remains the Bayelsa State Governorship Candidate of our great Party in the November 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 State to remain calm and await the outcome of the appeal, and we remain confident that we shall prevail”.
APC said with nothing to offer the Bayelsa electorate, following its lacklustre performance as the ruling party, the jittery PDP in the Bayelsa state has since resorted to mercenary lawsuits, underhand dealings and antics to distract and create confusion among the good people of the state.
“We wish to reconfirm that the Party’s Governorship Campaign Flag Off will be held on Saturday, 14th October, 2023 in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. All stakeholders, Party members, supporters, and the general public are cordially invited to join the winning campaign”.