Mr Timi Alaibe, the governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the September 3, 2019 elections, has congratulated and acknowledged Governor Douye Diri as the elected governor of Bayelsa State.
Alaibe, in a statement by his personal assistant, Ogio Enize, noted that “while our supporters may feel justifiably disappointed by the outcome of the case based on the supremacy of the Court’s pronouncement, we have accepted it in good faith, however painful.”
He said further: “We feel justified that from the trial court to the apex court, the repulsive processes that led to the primary were never endorsed by any of the courts.’
“We feel satisfied by our action because when criminality is ignored or allowed to continue unchallenged those responsible for such actions and even the uninformed observers could accept it as a way of life,’ appealed for calm from his supporters.
‘The Supreme Court has spoken and, as law-abiding citizens, we must at this point move on and draw the curtain on this particular issue. We have followed the due process of the law and can go no further.”
Noting that the court action was not directed at any particular individual or group of persons but against a process that he took issue with, Alaibe said that “our joy is that we refused to keep silence in the face of tyranny.”
‘Therefore, in the true spirit of political brotherhood and friendship, irrespective of the uncharitable processes and the outcome of our legal action, Chief Ndutimi Alaibe, hereby, congratulates and extends his unreserved hand of fellowship to Senator Douye Diri on his emergence as the Governor of Bayelsa,’ he said.