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Denial, Doubts and Hope : The Sylva saga continues
Newsdiaryonline Thur Nov 3,2011
Sylva
The drama over the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in
Bayelsa state continues.The governor reacted today to
allegations that he has bribed his way to ensure clearance by
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP .Still, many believe the party
may just be employing delay tactics to frustrate him out, a
logic the governor’s aides say may not be correct. What is
undeniable is that the
saga continues unabated.
Governor Timipre Sylva
today denied
reports that he gave N500m
bribe to chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP
to facilitate his long-delayed clearance to contest the
party’s primaries .A press statement by Doifie Ola, chief Press
secretary to the governor today said:
. The allegation of N500 million bribe is not only false, it is
also incomprehensible. The question to ask is, how was the money
given? Was it brought in cash or through whose account and to
whom?
Ola’s statement titled: “Again, Sahara Reporters Lied About Gov.
Sylva” said “Sahara
Reporters is at it again!All of a sudden, and in the fashion of
a typical hatchet man, Sahara Reporters is out and about with
some spurious and illogical report of a yet-to-be officially
announced decision by National Working Committee of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).Just when the PDP leadership is in the
process of concluding its confirmation of the Bayelsa State
Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, for the 19 November governorship
primary in the state, Sahara Reporters is busy spreading
falsehood about an alleged N500 million bribe.’’
The statement continued , “Well, just to set the record
straight, no one was bribed over Sylva’s eligibility for the
governorship primary. The governor does not need to bribe
anybody because he is sure of his credentials and remains
confident about the ability of his party to separate fact from
fiction in the screening of aspirants. The allegation of N500
million bribe is not only false, it is also incomprehensible.
The question to ask is, how was the money given? Was it brought
in cash or through whose account and to whom? This apparent last
ditch effort by Sahara Reporters and its masters is simply
unfortunate.’’
Truth is that there are forces opposed to the emergence of Sylva
as a candidate; and those for and against him are locked in a
battle for supremacy .In fact, some observers feel
it is becoming
increasingly doubtful that the ruling PDP will clear Governor
Sylva. Despite the hopes within the governor’s camp
about the prospect of
the party’s clearance, PDP seems to be using delay tactics
,waiting for the right time
to finally oust Sylva.
But one of Sylva’s aides told Newsdiaryonline this evening
that such fears were
unfounded.He said the “entire drama and the waiting game would
end between now and Friday evening”.He believes it’s just some
politics being played out and all the issues would be sorted
out.
Many people do believe any
longer that Sylva has any chance of success within the PDP.If he
wants to run, he should be looking towards another party or just
forget the race, an observer from the
south-south told
Newsdiaryonline this
evening.
Related
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loyalists say he has ‘unofficially
been cleared’ as
extortion claim
deepens
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