BOMBSHELL: BAYELSA APC GUBER FLAGBEARER TIMIPRE SYLVA WITHDRAWS FROM SOUTHERN/IJAW ELECTIONS.....RESORT TO LITIGATION

Unconfirmed reports from the APC hierarchy reveals that APC Governoship candidate Mr. Timipre Sylva has withdrawn from the Southern/Ijaw elections scheduled to hold on the 19th of December, 2015.The reporter authoritative said that the Mr. Sylva has his fears that Southern/Ijaw is the stronghold of the PDP and belueves that in a free and fair election, APC will not stand a chance.Sylva is poised to shift the battle to the Law Courts. It is pertinent to recall that Southern/Ijaw Local Government Area is indeed a stronghold of the PDP, being the LGA of origin of late chief DSP Alamieyeseigha, who until his demise was the chief campaigner of the PDP.Also, principal officers such as the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kombowei Benson, the Chief of Staff Rt. Hon. Rt. Talford Ongolo, the Chairman of the Council Hon. Remember Ogbe, and all three Law makers, the Senatorial and the House of Reps members are all members of PDP with massive followership. Sylva might have weighed the odds and concluded that the APC does not stand.However some political pundits posit that Sylva's credibility and popularity is in doubt as he won in only one LGA out of the seven LGAs where elections were conducted. "I am taking my case to court. There is no way I would stand a chance. I have no confidence in INEC and the military, he added."

BAYELSA POLLS: PDP FAULTS SYLVA'S LETTER TO INEC,SAYS HE CANT BE GOVERNOR

 

The Restoration Campaign Organization, an organ of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State as expressed dismay over a letter written by the candidate of the All Progressives (APC) candidate in the December 5 election, Chief Timipre Sylva to the Independent National Electoral Commission, describing it as mischievous.The group urged Sylva to stop his jejune political vitipurations and wake up to the reality that "he cannot be governor as the people have decided."In ‎the said letter copied to the Attorney-General of he Federation and Minister of Justice, Sylva requested that results from the Southern Ijaw LGA should be cancelled and he be declared winner.He reportedly told the commission to "in the interest of equity, fair-play and justice", cancel the elections in Ekeremor and Sagbama LGAs, wards 4 and 5 of Yenagoa and wards 8, 9 and 10 of Nembe LGAs.The RCO in a statement by its Director of Publicity, Jonathan Obuebite, said the letter was written against the will of the people.He said, "After carefully studying the letter, we have come to the conclusion that it was written with mischief and intended to put INEC in a position to subvert

GOV DICKSON RECEIVES OVER 2,000 APC DEFECTORS, SAYS APC IS GRADUALLY WINDING UP IN BAYELSA

 

 The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Monday alongside chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party received over 2,000 decampees from the All Progressives Congress, describing the development as a signal to the end of the party in the state.Governor Dickson said the action of more defectors from the APC to thePDP was an indication of the fact that, the machinations of the APC have been exposed, which it displayed in the Governorship election in the state.The returnees, according to the governor, were deceived by the leadership of the APC, noting that, now that they have known the truth, they have retraced their steps to the PDP, as over 5,000 have concluded plans to defect.Assuring the returnees of the readiness of the leadership of the PDP to give them a sense of belonging, Hon. Dickson said the umbrella is big enough to accommodate them.

The governor described the PDP as the only formidable party in the country, that operates within the guidelines that promotes unity among all Nigerians, which he noted has endeared it to the hearts of lovers of democracy, within and outside the country.Commenting on the violence that marred the conduct of the re-scheduled governorship election in Southern Ijaw local government, the governor said, the APC should be held responsible, arguing that, instead of preparing people for the election, the APC was preparing the innocent youths for

BAYELSA POLLS: SYLVA SUFFERS ANOTHER HUMILIATION, AS BUHARI FAILS TO REVERSE CANCELLED ELECTION

The embattled candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State governorship election, Timipre Sylva, left the Aso Rock Villa on Monday night disappointed after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over the botched December 5 governorship election.Sources informed that after much pressure and lobby by Sylva, the President eventually granted him audience in a meeting which lasted for about 20 minutes but left disappointed as he failed in his mission to get the cancelled election reversed.Sylva was said to have initiated the meeting to urge President Buhari to prevail on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare him winner of the election following the controversial rerun in Southern Ijaw LGA.But after prostrating to Buhari and cajoling him, the President firmly told Sylva to return home and mobilise his supporters and be prepared for a rescheduled election.A source privy to the development but who pleaded anonymity informed journalists that the APC flagbearer left Aso Rock wearing a sad look as

BAYELSA: SYLVA BOYCOTTS NEDG EVENT.....AFRAID OF DEFEAT AT DEBATE SAYS PDP

Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the fear of defeat at the Bayelsa Governorship Election Debate was why All progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Sylva was absent at the forum.Director of Publicity of the Restoration Campaign Organisation, Jonathan Obuebite, said in a statement that having been properly invited by the organisers of the event, Sylva had no excuse to be absent.He said the debate was an opportune forum for the APC candidate to showcase his vision and competence to move the state forward if elected but missed the opportunity.He said Sylva lacked the ability to grapple with issues of governance, adding that was a major reason he could not perform as expected when he was governor of Bayelsa State for about five years.Obuebite also claimed Sylva knew the PDP candidate, Seriake Dickson, would defeat him in the debate and was reliably advised to sit out the debate.He stated that by his absence, Sylva had shown the people of Bayelsa that he was not ready and capable to become governor and confirmed the party’s conviction that he lacked the right competency to lead especially in a period of economic challenges requiring deep thinking and vision to make a difference in the lives of the people.“We have always stated the fact that Timipre Sylva lacked the vision and competency to be governor of Bayelsa State. So being absent deliberately at the Bayelsa Governorship Election Debate was a vindication of our conviction on this note. Of course, Sylva knew Governor Seriake Dickson will defeat him hands down on the issues of governance and development in the state and he cleverly stayed away. He just told Bayelsans he’s not ready and why the people have also rejected him ahead of Saturday’s election”.Obuebite said Sylva’s action was an indication of how he will disappoint those he’s promised federal appointments and lured into APC but which he noted were deceptions.

TORU-EBENI BRIDGE WILL BOOST ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, SAYS JONATHAN

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said the newly commissioned Toru-Ebeni bridge will help in opening up the hinterland in Bayelsa State as well as boost commercial activities in the area.Jonathan, who made this remark during the commissioning of the bridge, recalled that the late Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, a former governor of the state, conceived the idea of the project, but he started the construction, which the present administration completed.He said his administration saw the project as a priority, which would alleviate the sufferings of the people living in the riverine communities of Bayelsa Central and West as well as helping people of Ekeremor, who will no longer travel through Bomadi to their communities.Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Uche Secondus described the quality of the bridge as comparable to the best anywhere in the world.Secondus noted that, the state governor, Seriake Dickson, has achieved a lot for the state interms of high quality projects which, he said, would attract massive votes for his re-election.
On his part, Dickson pointed out that due to the former president’s commitment to infrastructural development of the state, he decided to complete the bridge projects for him to commission.He expressed delight that the contractors, Setraco and CCECC, were able to complete both projects in record time, stressing that he is committed to building more of such bridges and other infrastructural facilities in the state id re-elected.His words:”I am fulfilled for the completion and commissioning of the two bridges.  The former president was committed to the development of infrastructure in the state.  I want to remind you that the Ekoli and Toru-Ebeni bridges were initiated by him. That is why the commissioning of the Toru-Ebeni bridge project was reserved for Dr. Jonathan as a mark of honour for him”.

BAYELSA: APC PLANS ARREST OF OUR MEMBERS AHEAD OF ELECTION, PDP ALLEGES

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State yesterday raised alarm over alleged plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to implicate and arrest some of its members with strong and influential electoral support base a day before the December 5 governorship election in the state.The allegation was contained in a statement by the Director of Publicity of the Restoration Campaign Organisation, Jonathan Obuebite, who claimed that such PDP stalwarts would be arrested on trumped charges of arms running but that it is a political move to destabilize the party and its electoral chances.He said by the impending arrest, the APC believed it would impact negatively on the fortunes of the PDP in the affected localities.Obuebite listed those to be arrested to include Hon. Bonny Ayah, Special Adviser to the governor on Youth and Secretary of Bayelsa Volunteers, Hon. Tolu Amatu, a staunch PDP stalwart in Ekeremor, Joshua Maciever and Pastor Reuben Wilson. Maciever and Wilson are leaders of the party in Southern Ijaw.

According to him, the APC has identified these PDP leaders as influential with massive grassroots support who must therefore be taken out at all cost before it can have its way in the strongholds they control in the state.“We have it on good authority that the APC plans to frame up these individuals by planting weapons and ammunitions around their houses and then invite the police and JTF operatives to search their houses with the clear intention of implicating them in trump up charges of arm running”, he stated.The party has therefore called on the relevant security agencies to investigate the alleged plot and apprehend those who may be behind it.“The APC know too well that they can’t win in a free and fair contest and that’s why they are doing everything to rig the election. But we are confident that the authorities will be alive to their duties and ensure protective measures are taken to forestall any moves by the APC to rig the election”.

PHOTOS: GOV DICKSON ATTENDS INEC STAKEHOLDERS MEETING HELD IN BAYELSA AHEAD OF DEC 5 POLL

1- L-right: Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, Chairman, Restoration Campaign Organization Advisory Committee, Sen. Barigha Nimi Amangi and the Acting State Chairman of PDP, Barr. Serena Dokubo-Spiff at the Stat INEC Stakeholders Meeting in Yenagoa.
2- Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson (centre) fielding question from Journalists shortly after attending the State INEC Stakeholders Meeting in Yenagoa.

BAYELSA: APC PLANS TO INDUCE VOTERS WITH N2 BILLION FAKE DOLLAR NOTES,PDP ALLEGES

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State said yesterday it has uncovered plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to induce voters with over N2bn fake naira and dollar notes which it also claimed was already in circulation in the state.Making this revelation in a statement made available to newsmen in Yenagoa, the state capital, the Director of Publicity of the Restoration Campaign Organization, Jonathan Obuebite called on the general public to examine the money they are collecting from members of the opposition party. Obuebite, who said the act is a criminal and punishable offence under the law, asserted that the PDP reliably gathered that over N2 billion has been put into circulation by the APC to influence voters in a desperate move to rig the election.He stated that the resort to printing and circulation of fake currencies was due to inability of the APC to raise enough fundssince the high expectation of financial support from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) failed having refused to fund the campaign of its gubernatorial candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva.Obuebite commended President Muhammadu Buhari who, he claimed, personally stopped the NDDC from releasing about N4 billion that was meant to fund APC candidate for the December 5 election in Bayelsa State.“It would be recalled that PDP had prior to this criminal actraised alarm over plans by the NDDC to award phony contracts to fund Sylva’s election. Having failed in this aspect, the party has perfected another plan to induce innocent voters with fake naira and dollar notes that are already in circulation”, the statement informed.The PDP, therefore, called on the security operatives and other relevant agencies to step into the matter and bring the culprits to book.

PHOTO SPEAK: BAYELSA STATE GOVERNOR, SERIAKE DICKSON'S COMMUN ITY TOUR STOP AT OFONI,BAYELSA STATE

1.Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson (centre) on arrival at Angalabiri Town during his Coomunity to Community Meet  the People Campaign Tour in Sagbama Local Government Area of the State.

2.Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson (centre) acknowledging cheers from the mammoth crowd shortly on arrival at Ofoni Town during his Community to Community Meet the People Campaign Tour in Sagbama Local Government Area of the State.