I’m Contesting Again To Save Bayelsa From Bad Governance – Sylva
Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, says his decision to contest again is a response to persistent calls on him to save the state from bad governance and backwardness. INDEPENDENT reports.InformationGuideNigeria
He stated this during a live media chat on radio stations in Yenagoa while answering a question on why he changed his mind to vie again for governorship after he declared sometime ago that he would no longer contest for the office of governor.NYSC Portal
Sylva said, “Yes, at that time it was a statement of intention. I didn’t want to run for governorship again. But I assumed that Bayelsa will have better governance. But unfortunately, I have to run again because of the state of affairs in Bayelsa today. A lot of calls from people for me to come and salvage the state, and I could not neglect those calls.
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“You will all agree with me that Bayelsa is not in the best shape today, every Bayelsan will agree. And if I’m called upon to come and salvage my state, because of my commitment to my people, I must. Because I must sleep with myself at the end of the day. And that is why I have come in spite of the fact that I never intended to run again, to come back because of the state of affairs that we have in Bayelsa State.
“How can we have a state where things are moving backwards? Bayelsans will all agree with me that the availability of electricity during my time in government (as governor) was much better than it is today. Instead of it improving, it is deteriorating. Bayelsans will agree with me that even the state of the roads in the state capital are deteriorating instead of improving. Even the earnings of Bayelsans in the civil service are not moving forward.
“Then, why will I stand aside and look? I will not be able to stand aside and look, especially when my people are calling on me to come back and salvage the situation. And today, I have a unique experience. Not many politicians and people in the field of politics are as experienced as I am; experienced in the oil industry, experienced as a governor, experienced as chairman of various boards. I was the last chairman of NNPC. So, I have a vast experience that I can bring to bear in Bayelsa State and if my people call on me to come and salvage the situation, then I must. That’s the reason I’m here today again.JAMB Portal
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