Don't bother to appeal tribunal judgment, Mr Tonye Princewill LP candidate tells Wike

The premium times newspaper reported that the candidate of the Labour Party in the April 11 governorship election, Tonye Princewill, has advised Governor Nyesom Wike not to appeal Saturday’s judgment of the governorship tribunal which annulled his election and ordered a fresh rerun.
The three-man governorship election tribunal, which sat in Abuja for security reasons, cancelled the election of Mr. Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying it was convinced by testimonies by various witnesses that elections did not hold in most parts of Rivers state on April 11.
The LP candidate, in a reaction via a press release by his spokesperson on Saturday, said the verdict of the tribunal was expected.
In the statement entitled, “Rivers Election Petition – No need to appeal”, Mr. Princewill said, “Even PDP supporters I am sure in their heart of hearts, knew that this day would come.
“If I was the PDP, I would not even bother to appeal this judgment. I would rather head back to the court of public opinion. Ultimately that is where this matter will end. Why delay?”
The three-man governorship election tribunal, which sat in Abuja for security reasons, cancelled the election of Mr. Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying it was convinced by testimonies by various witnesses that elections did not hold in most parts of Rivers state on April 11.
The LP candidate, in a reaction via a press release by his spokesperson on Saturday, said the verdict of the tribunal was expected.
In the statement entitled, “Rivers Election Petition – No need to appeal”, Mr. Princewill said, “Even PDP supporters I am sure in their heart of hearts, knew that this day would come.
“If I was the PDP, I would not even bother to appeal this judgment. I would rather head back to the court of public opinion. Ultimately that is where this matter will end. Why delay?” He further called on the people of Rivers to remain law abiding following the ruling, Mr. Princewill said he would inform his supporters on his plans for the ordered rerun election.