Ahead of December 2 governorship election in Bayelsa state, a group, Niger Delta People’s Movement (NDPM), has canvassed votes for ex-governor Timipre Sylva.
Timipre Sylva
This view was expressed in Yenagoa, the state’s capital by the group’s spokesperson, Ibifuro Tatua.
Tatua said: “Bayelsa State needs an effective leader. Sylva represents very different vision for the future of the state. He has a vision that will finally defeat the unethical, incompetent Seriake Dickson led PDP leadership in the next election.”
The Nation reported that the NDPM spokesperson called on residents of the state not to be carried away by the alleged endorsement of certain aspirants.
She condemned those that are attacking Sylva, pointing out that their condemnation was aimed at deferring the ex-governor from contesting the governorship election.
Tatua said that the misguided attacks by some self-acclaimed leaders and their backers would never deter Sylva from becoming the governor of the state.
She said: “Bayelsans have a choice in December to pick someone who can bring about a new direction in the state, or someone who seems to want to lead because they think they are entitled to lead. Bayelsa needs a new direction, and Sylva represents that direction.”
The mouthpiece of the group explained that Sylva would go beyond providing critical infrastructure, paying salaries, gratuities, pensions, employing large number of qualified people into the civil service and financing the education of thousands in local and foreign universities.
“Sylva will complete abandoned and all on-going projects in the state. He will find solution to the problems of the state, inculcate positive values like honesty, hard work, and fairness and ensure social justice and good governance in the state.
“He will also encourage the poor and powerless to take part in the government of the communities and the state, promote grassroots economic development, prevent environmental degradation, help the poor people develop a clearer understanding of the social, political and economic factors affecting their lives, make the development process more accountable, transparent and participatory as well as provide conducive atmosphere for local and foreign investors.
“Sylva is committed to ushering in a brand new way of doing things for the state. He will get Bayelsa’s economic house in order, by ensuring progressive spending and social engineering policies in place,” Tatua said.
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