{"id":24499,"date":"2020-02-13T20:58:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T19:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=24499"},"modified":"2020-02-13T20:58:29","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T19:58:29","slug":"drama-rage-joy-over-supreme-courts-exchange-blood-transfusion-on-bayelsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=24499","title":{"rendered":"Updated: It is PDP’s says INEC as drama continues over Supreme Court’s “Exchange Blood Transfusion” on Bayelsa"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Yemi Oyeyemi<\/strong>, Abuja
\nThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced through its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday that Senator Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is new Governor of Bayelsa State.
\nHe said in Abuja that a certificate of return will issued to Diri as directed by the Supreme Court.
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\nThe social media remains agog with comments, counter-comments, rage, and of course, joy by beneficiaries of Thursday’s unexpected ‘declaration’ of Senator Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of last November’s gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa State.
\nOne professor of surgery added medical spin to the drama with his own post on hearing the verdict:”Hahahahaahahaha…. Give Imo back to APC and take Bayelsa back to PDP…. Exchange Blood Transfusion…”
\nOne other post to Nigeria Everyday<\/strong> toes the same logic: “Say, is this a compensation for the Imo saga? Just thinking\u00a0 aloud.”
\nJust like the PDP was livid when it lost Imo State in a Supreme Court judgement to the All Progressives Congress (APC); now, with the tables turned, the APC is screaming blue murder.
\nAPC’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, sent a chill through the country when he declared: \u201cIf as the Supreme Court has ruled, David Lyon cannot now be sworn in as governor and as the person who has the highest number of votes and the spread to be sworn in, it simply means from tomorrow (Friday) there will be no government in Bayelsa State.”
\nIn response, the PDP cautioned Oshiomhole to keep away from Yenagoa. Its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan said, \u201cThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) describes the comments of the factional National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Bayelsa State Governorship election as an empty and inconsequential ranting.
\nThe party warned Oshiomhole, to steer clear of Bayelsa state as his apparent plots to trigger violence in the state has failed.
\nThe PDP further counseled Oshiomhole to be careful with his utterances and not use any forms of venomous garrulity and clear misuse of language to destabilize our nation and truncate our hard earned democracy.
\nThe people of Bayelsa state knows as a fact that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under our laws, cannot take instructions from any individual, let alone a factional national chairman of a dysfunctional political party like the APC.
\nThe PDP, as a law-abiding party, counsels Oshiomhole to rein in himself and desist from all odious designs against Bayelsa state, her people and government.
\nThe PDP also calls on the people of Bayelsa state to remain calm as their mandate has been restored and cannot be taken away by the ranting of any individual who has no stake whatsoever in the wellbeing of his own home state.
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