The sacked governor of Bayelsa State,Timipre Sylva said he has accepted the Supreme Court judgement terminating his tenure in good faith. He said as a democrat, he believes in the rule of law.
Sylva said the judgement would serve as a temporary setback and even has a wider implication: the January 2011 primary election which he won as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) subsists. The former governor faces a battle against time, as he launched several legal assaults against the official candidate, Seriake Dickson.
Sylva enjoined his supporters to remain calm, as they have always been, and not take the law into their hands. He thanked the people of Bayelsa State for the opportunity given him to serve.
As governor for the past four years, the Sylva-led government claimed it improved the lives of the people and changed the state for the better.
In his first tenure, Sylva claimed he made education, health, agriculture, human capital development, and infrastructural advancement, the priorities of his administration.
“He has tried to lay the foundation for a post-oil economy by developing the infrastructure to harness the skills and resources of our environment”, his chief press secretary, Doifie Ola said.
According to the ex-Governor, ” We trust that he would be given another chance to complete the good work, which the Good Lord has used him to undertake for the people of Bayelsa State”.
He said that his second term, if re-elected, will be devoted to consolidation of these efforts, with the ultimate aim of building a Bayelsa State where all will have the opportunity to develop their full potentials.
Sylva wishes the acting governor the best of luck and enjoins the people of the state to cooperate with him.
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