In less than 48 hours to the Bayelsa state gubernatorial
election, six governorship candidates contesting on the
platform of other renowned political parties have stepped
down for the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Timipre Sylva.
Channels Television reports that this was observed on
Thursday, December 3, in Yenagoa, the state capital as the
chairman of the Labour Party, Hope Democratic Party (HDP),
Alliance for Democracy (AD), Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN),
Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD) and the United
Democratic Party (UDP) all gave their mandate to the former
governor of the state.
Explaining why they threw their weights behind the
candidacy of Sylva, they said their decision was propelled by
their love for the state.
According to them, it was imperative at this time to have a
leader that has the people at heart, hence listen to their
cravings and better their lives.
The chairmen further pleaded with Bayelsa people to cast
their vote for the APC candidate and realize the long dream
of prosperity in the state.
As usual with Nigerian style of politics, there have been
series of allegations and counter allegations in the build up
to the governorship election slated for December 5. On
Wednesday, December 2, Olisa Metuh, spokesperson of the
PDP, at a news conference in Abuja said membersOn
Wednesday, December 2, Olisa Metuh, spokesperson of the
PDP, at a news conference in Abuja said members had been
instructed to defend their votes as APC plan to rig the
election.
The PDP had also accused APC of plans to arrest some of its
members with strong and influential electoral support base
to destabilize the electioneering process.
Meanwhile, the suit filed by the PDP challenging the
eligibility of Sylva to run in the forthcoming election had
suffered set back as the court adjourned till January 2016
for further hearing. The adjournment is obviously a bitter
pill for the PDP to swallow as it allows the APC flag bearer to
contest the state’s gubernatorial election.
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