I’M STILL BAYELSA DEPUTY GOVERNOR SAYS SEIBARUGU

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Following two separate applications filed by a legal team, one appealing the Wednesday February 16 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt to the Supreme court and the other for a stay of execution of the judgment, the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Werinipre Seibarugu, last weekend monitored the display of the voter register in Agudama his country home in his capacity as Deputy Governor.

Speaking with a team of journalists at his county home, Seibarugu explained that the filing of the two applications empowers him to continue to perform his duties as the Deputy Governor of the state, stressing that he has been properly briefed by his lawyers.

Seibarugu said he is a law –abiding citizen of the country and that was why after the judgment was delivered by the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, he waited for his lawyers to brief him and take necessary steps before continuing with his official duties as Deputy Governor.

He commended the state Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, and executive council for passing a vote of confidence on him in his absence during the weekly (SEC) meeting saying that the confidence vote was a demonstration of the unity and progress of purpose among council members.

The Deputy Governor described the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the only party with a manifesto that is masses-oriented and implored the electorates to cast their votes for the PDP at all levels in the forthcoming general elections.

He specifically called on the people of the state to disregard the emergence of other political parties in the state, adding that they will naturally die after their woeful defeats at the April poll.

On the display of the voter’s register by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Deputy Governor commanded the electoral body for the prompt display of the register.

Rt. Hon. Seibarugu called on Bayelsans to join hands with the government to assist INEC to realize its objective of one man one vote.