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Sylva insists on gubernatorial race, opens campaign
office
Newsdiaryonline Mon Dec 5,2011
Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State will this Wednesday in
Yenagoa formally open his campaign office ahead of the February
2012 governorship election in the state. In a statement on
Sunday, personally endorsed by the governor, he acknowledged the
challenges of the last few weeks in the state, occasioned by the
political row over the choice of governorship candidate of the
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for next year’s poll. But he
said he remained committed to the governorship race.
“Despite the recent distractions, I hereby reaffirm that along
with my dependable deputy, Rt. Hon. Werinipre Seibarugu, we
remain committed to contesting and winning the February 2012
governorship election in Bayelsa State. We do so on the platform
of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). And we
do so because we have no doubt that at the end of the day, truth
will prevail,” Sylva stated.
He lauded the people of the state for their “prayers and
indomitable will,” saying, “With the support of President
Goodluck Jonathan, and the ever visible support of our National
Assembly members, state legislators, Local Government Chairmen,
party and state stakeholders, and party leaders across the
country, we will overcome the machinations of the few and their
futile resolve to manacle the spirit of the progressive forces
in Bayelsa State.”
The statement, titled “A
Time for Rebirth,” also highlighted some of Sylva’s achievements
in the last four years as governor.
“About four years ago, we began a rewarding partnership in
people-oriented programming and innovative statecraft. Today, it
is safe to say we have done well. The steps we have taken to
stabilise power supply, our modern health infrastructure,
housing programme, agricultural development drive, and massive
road construction works, as well as the relative peace and
stability in the state and our human capital development
initiatives are monuments in confirmation of that testimony.
“That is why we seek your support to complete the goals we set
for ourselves in education, infrastructure, health, peace and
security, energy, entrepreneurial development, agriculture, and
other sectors,” the governor said.
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This is the document referred to in the Witness
Statement on Oath of Clifford O. Kokogho as
“Exhibit
COK.2”
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