Bayelsa: Why l joined guber race, by Sylva

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Former Governor of Bayelsa State Timipre Sylva has explained why he joined the December 5 governorship race.

His entrance to the race, he said, was to rescue the state from its “current” political confusion and economic hopelessness.

Sylva, in a statement by his Media Aide, Doifie Buokoribo, asked his supporters to remain steadfast and focus on the goal of winning the governorship election in the state.

The former governor spoke following the postponement of the APC governorship primary from September 19 to September 22.

He said: “I appeal to all our supporters, delegates, and the entire APC family in Bayelsa State to stay focused, positive, and determined as we wait for the new date, September 22, fixed by the national headquarters of our great party for the primary election in the state.

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“My participation in the governorship race is borne out of a firm decision to help steer our state away from the current course of political confusion and economic hopelessness, and return it to the path of freedom, progress, and hope, the foundation upon which our founding fathers had agitated and won the struggle for a distinct political territory within Nigeria.”

“The primary election is just a process to our ultimate goal of retrieving our collective political destiny from the PDP grabbers, who have arrested the development of the state since 2012, and fulfilling it for the good of all.”

Sylva, who is also the leader of APC in the state, further appealed for calm and understanding among party members in state.

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