PDP mocks Sylva, urges him to quit guber race

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Campaign Council in Bayelsa State, has advised the disqualified candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 governorship election in the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, to honourably step down from the race as the odds were against him.

Director-General of the campaign council, Dr. Mitema Obordor who stated this when the campaign trail berthed at Agbere in Sagbama Local Government Area said unlike the PDP ticket of Governor Douye Diri and Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Sylva does not enjoy any level of acceptance across the state, which is a pointer to his imminent failure even if he is on the ballot on November 11.

Obordor, a member of the House of Representatives representing Ogbia Federal Constituency who alleged that Sylva was dishonest after publicly declaring that his ambition to become governor again was over, stressed that the principle of zoning in the state does not at the moment favour Bayelsa East where Sylva hails from but the Central senatorial district, which is Governor Diri’s area.

He said Diri’s performance in office has caused members of the opposition in the state to dump their parties to work for PDP’s victory.

He said: “Let me begin my remarks with a call on Timipre Sylva to toe the part of honour and step down from this election.

“There are reasons I say this. The first is that for you to govern a state, you must be seen to be an honest person. You cannot say a thing today and turn 180 degrees tomorrow to do a different thing.

“The same man spoke publicly that the chapter of contesting for governorship was over in his life. So that man is dishonest as far as I am concerned.

“The second reason is that all other factors having to do with determining elections are against him. Number one factor is zoning. As far as Bayelsa State is concerned, the zoning principle favours the Central Senatorial District where our governor comes from.

“The third reason is acceptability. You can see the level of acceptance by the people of the duo of Governor Diri and his running mate, Senator Ewhrudjakpo.

“The fourth is performance. This governor has performed beyond reasonable doubt. Even his detractors have been put to shame that they have no option than to say “governor we are with you.”