Wike Heads To Supreme Court After Appeal Court Nullifies His Election and Ordered Re-run Within 90 Days

Nyesom Wike has instructed his lawyers to appeal today's  judgment of the Court of Appeal which ordered fresh governorship  election  in  the State within 90 days.

A post on his facebook page reads:

Also a statement issued  by the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media,Simeon Nwakaudu, Governor Wike  stated  that he disagrees with the judgment, hence his decision to exhaust  his constitutional right by challenging  the Appeal Court judgment at the Supreme Court.

Read the press statement below..
Governor Wike  called on all his supporters  and the people of Rivers State to remain calm as Justice  will be done at the end of day
He assured  the  people  of  the  state  that he will use all constitutional processes to protect the  mandate they freely bestowed on him, hence his decision  to  approach the  Supreme Court for further adjudication. 
The governor  said  that he still remains  the  duly elected governor of Rivers State  pending the determination of  his appeal  by the Supreme Court. 

Governor Wike assured the people of Rivers State that all ongoing development  projects will continue while his administration will continue to promote  the  security of lives and property  across  the  state.

Simeon Nwakaudu, 
Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media. 
16th December, 2016.

A three-man panel sitting in Abuja had earlier today, 16th December 2015 upheld the October 24th verdict of the Rivers state Governorship tribunal which nullified the election of Nyesom Wike as governor of the state.
Justice M.B. Dongban-Mensem who delivered the judgment ruled that the election of Nyesom Wike did not conform with the electoral act, therefore ordering rerun with 90days.

Dakuku Peterside, the All Progressives Congress's governorship candidate had filed a petition at the election tribunal, challenging Wike's victory in the April 11th election allegedly marred by violence.