Former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva has warned Governor Seriake Dickson against destabilising the All Progressives Congress (APC). He accused the governor of fuelling disaffection in the party.
In a statement in Yenagoa by his media adviser, Doifie Buokoribo, Sylva accused Dickson of using some “discredited and suspended” officials of APC as moles to cause disaffection and blackmail the party and its leaders.
He said Dickson’s conspiracy against the APC will be exposed, adding that it is an effort in futility.
Sylva said: “Dickson and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, have re-enacted their pastime of spreading falsehood about the APC and its leaders in Bayelsa State and trying to create dissension where none exists. They had tried that before and during the last governorship election in the state. When they failed miserably, they turned to forces external to Bayelsa, but inside the election management body and armed militia community, which they used to steal the people’s votes.
“After he was awarded victory, one would have thought that a man who ‘won’ election would concentrate on governance. But, Dickson would not. Living under the shadow of fear of losing the stolen mandate, since APC filed a petition at the election tribunal, Dickson has applied every available mischief to try to destabilise the party and blackmail its leaders.
“They have now procured the services of some discredited officials of the APC, who were suspended recently. These renegades are being used by Dickson and the PDP to spread wild, unsubstantiated allegations against Sylva and the Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri.
He added: “Fabricating stories about Sylva and the APC has proved to be more than just a passing fad for Dickson. It has become policy – the only ostensible policy of the administration since his swearing in.
“Dickson has manifested understandable nervousness on the governorship seat. But, there should be a limit to anxiety. He should stop his mission in futility and await the outcome of the electoral courts. Neither his nervousness nor his current mischievous publications can stop the wind of justice that is about to blow him out of his usurped seat.”
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The Nation