Sacked deputy governor-elect of Bayelsa State, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo has said his disqualification is distressing and traumatisng.

Degi-Eremienyo is challenging the court ruling that sacked him and David Lyon on the grounds of the former’s presentation of forged certificates to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).

“The vent of my disqualification is distressing and traumatised to me personally. It is, of course, a greater trauma inflicted on my party, the governorship candidate and the good people of Bayelsa State who signified their choice of who should be their governor and deputy governor.

“It is this unsolicited assault on my personality and reputation by the judgement in question that has constrained me to chart this course of action.

“I condemn in strong terms all forms of forgery, impersonation or criminality in any form by the political class and I have never been associated with same.”

He concluded that all his certificates were acquired from Nigerian institutions which are all in existence to date.

Degi-Eremienyo also called on the police to investigate the allegations of forgery against him.