Tribunal Judgment: Sylva Heads For Appeal

Chief Timipre Sylva, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023 Bayelsa State Governorship Election and former Minister of State, Petroleum, has expressed dissatisfaction with the Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal judgment.
Sylva in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Julius Bokoru, said after meeting with elders and stakeholders of the party he had directed his legal team to immediately seek justice at the Court of Appeal.
Before the judgment, Sylva had accused the tribunal of bias following several infractions observed by his lawyers during the hearing of the case. He had consequently filed an interlocutory appeal demanding the dissolution of the panel and reconstitution of a new one.
The governorship candidate assured the people of Bayelsa that the court of appeal would correct the alleged travesty perpetrated by the tribunal.
He declared that the liberation of Bayelsa was close and that justice was inevitable for the traumatized people of the state, and appealed to them to remain positive, law-abiding and steadfast.
The statement read, “We are not satisfied with the decision of the tribunal. But this is just a court of first instance and after meeting with the elders and critical stakeholders of our great party, the APC, we directed our legal team to seek justice for Bayelsa at the Supreme Court”.