The candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the inconclusive Bayelsa State governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva, has expressed optimism of being declared the winner of the inconclusive election in the state.
This is just as he also called on his supporters to remain calm in the face of the issues arising from the exercise because the electoral process has not been completed.
The former governor, in a statement by the Director, Media and Publicity of the Sylva-Igiri Campaign Organization, Chief Nathan Egba, urged APC faithful and Bayelsans to remain positive and prepare for the best Christmas gift ever.
The statement read in part: “Our leaders, the APC governorship candidate Chief Sylva and the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, are working hard to resolve the issues around the so-called cancellation of the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area election results.
“We are very confident that our victory will be restored in no distant time and our candidate, Chief Sylva, declared as the duly elected governor of Bayelsa State having won the majority of votes and satisfied all requirements of the Electoral Law.
“As a party, we know that whatever occured at Southern Ijaw LGA could not have been worse than what took place in Sagbama and Ekeremor, yet those results were not cancelled. Let us remain positive and prepare for the best Christmas gift ever.”