The immediate past President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been described as
former president of Bayelsa due to his undiluted support for Seriake Dickson’s
re-election bid
According to Timipre Sylva an
aspirant of All Progressive Congress, GEJ’s Leadership trait has been flouted,
as a result of his lopsided endorsement of Dickson in December 2015 election .
He opined that the endorsement is
not a threat to his ambition as he has an array of supporters in the state who
can deliver the votes required for him to win the election.
Sylva was speaking to news men at
the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress after undergoing the
required screening by the seven man committee set up by the party led by Dr.
Haleem Baba Ahmed.
He said: “Well, frankly I am not worried. I always
say that the former President was the President of Bayelsa State and he has
proven me right. He has always been President of Bayelsa State. He was never
President of Nigeria.”
On his chances to get the APC
ticket, Sylva said: “I feel that
I have a good standing with the people. As you can see, if you look behind me,
you will see the array of Bayelsans who are here with me. Who else is left in
Bayelsa? So, I think that because of the people who are with me, I feel I stand
a very good chance.”
Recall that 19 aspirants obtained
both the expression of interest and nomination forms as well as attended the
screening exercise. The Bayelsa governorship poll is slated for Saturday,
December 5, 2015.
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