Bayelsa Governorship: It Won’t Work Again – Sylva ‘Exposes’ PDP Tactics For Winning Election
Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State on November 11, declared that the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) covert tactics to secure victory will no longer succeed in the state.
Sylva made this assertion while addressing reporters at the State House in Abuja, after receiving the APC’s flag from President Bola Tinubu for his second-term bid.
He emphasized that his legal battle, which initially led to his disqualification from the election before being reinstated by the Appeal Court, will not impact his chances. He maintained an active campaign throughout the period.
Sylva stated, “The problem in Bayelsa is like that of a dog that has tasted blood. They’ve come once behind through the back door so it has now become something they want to do all the time, they want to come through the back door.
“What does that signify? It signifies fear, they are actually afraid of the elections because as a government they have performed poorly and the only way they think they can stay in office is to come through the legal door, through which they came the last time. But I can assure you that they will not succeed.
“They tried it this past week and you saw it, it was a case of a meddlesome interloper, who had gone to court. Somebody we had to part in the contest, whose membership of APC was even questioned, taking me to court. And of course you can see that was just part of the plan they had.
“But that has not deterred us at all, we did not stop campaigning, we decided to continue with our village to village campaign, house to house campaign. Today, even the PDP is aware that in a fair contest that they can never win that election. So if they brag on TV that they are going to win, they know they can never win this election”, he said.
