In what appears to be a stunning offset in the political calculus of Brass Constituency II, former Governor of Bayelsa State and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state,  Chief Timipre Sylva lost his Polling Unit and Ward to the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Saturday’s rescheduled House of Assembly election as APGA wins the election.

The APC Leader’s preferred candidate, Mr Sam Igbeta pulled a total of 65 votes in Okpoama Unit 004, while the winner, Deacon Alfred Watson Belemote of APGA scored 66.   It will be recalled that SAYELBA TIMES monitored Okpoama Unit 004 during the April 11 polls and brought you reports of the event that led to its cancellation and rescheduling.  

Observers have described this result as a big blow to Chief Sylva,  who has already been hailed as the new Leader of the Ijaws and Niger Delta by his followers,  owing to his position in the country’s ruling party. This is because yesterday’s election was seen as a litmus test of the much trumpeted political resurgence of the former Governor and a gauge of his street cred as Bayelsa Prepares for a Gubernatorial election in November of this year.  

As one PDP Chieftain who spoke to SAYELBA TIMES on the condition of anonymity puts it “Election is about numbers, which means the man that’s more popular will emerge victorious. Frankly, Sylva is not popular in Brass LGA. But his virtual stooges will hype him like he’s loved by his people. Politics is beyond facebook propaganda. Today, you can’t win elections with violence. Besides, nobody has monopoly of violence. What happened in Brass Constituency II is a case of the electorates showing Sylva that he failed them as Governor, and that his sins are unforgivable.

That’s why his handpicked APC candidate; Sam Igbeta, failed woefully. He, Sylva, can never win an election in his ward. He should forget about vying for any elective post because we know he will still fail us.” The PDP man spoke further “am happy that even if we did not win, the APC too lost. At least now people will know that despite his fantasy Sylva is not close to been as popular as his Facebook vuvuzela boys and girls want to world to believe. He can lie to his Masters in Abuja that he is popular, but the reality on ground is that he is not. I will be extremely joyous if he runs against Dickson with this form”  

SAYELBA TIMES brought you a report earlier today where the Bayelsa APC number One man hinted at the possibility of him joining the Governorship race, by declaring his eligibility.     Confusion has however trailed the results as the Returning Officer who declared the election inconclusive by 2am, turned around to declare the APGA Candidate winner by 4am.  

Still Constituents of Brass Constituency II SAYELBA TIMES spoke with revealed that the APGA man, Deacon Belemote is a far more popular candidate than his three other main challengers.   Nevertheless, the exercise was cancelled in 12 Units, 8 of which are in Ward 3 (Ewoama) a ward some claim to be a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stronghold.   Of the results out so far, APGA leads with more than 300 votes with the APC, Social Democratic Party (SDP) and PDP in second, third and fourth positions respectively.  

The PDP’s candidate Hon. Nyananyo Tubo was the Deputy Chairman of the Party in the State under the suspended Col Sam Inokoba.  

With this win, APGA now has two members in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly having earlier won a seat in Kolokuma/Opokuma Constituency II through Mr Ebiye Tarabina.

Source: www.sayelbatimes.com/bayelsa-apc-leader-loses-unit-and-ward-to-apga/ © Sayelba Times

It is finished!

Apc!!!!!!!!!!!!!










Scatter!!!!!!!!

why not PDP?






betrayal is bad anyway

The people have spoken...

Congrat to the elected. APC and Sylva are very unpopular in Bayelsa and Rivers states. Congratulations to the APGA candidate

This is getting interesting, a man that was pardoned by the Daura President couldn't win his unit leaves much to be desired.

Ijaw leader indeed

Firefire:
It is finished!

^^^.......Alas!

They can't even win their unit

eazisky:
why not PDP?






betrayal is bad anyway

If it was pdp, Apc would have gone around crying out loud that the election was rigged by pdp.

Final nail in the coffin of Sylva's resurgence.

Sylva is an already made failure with no political value

ECOTERRORS:
This is getting interesting, a man that was pardoned by the Daura President couldn't win his unit leaves much to be desired.

Ijaw leader indeed

How can a known criminal lead the ljaws.They are a lot smarter and wiser to be led by thar thing called sylva

i wonder how significant Amaechi and Sylvia will be to their parties when they can't even deliver their own wards.

.

And some people will come here to say if not for rigging Amaechi would've won Rivers, how?

Timipre Sylva will be paid with Amaechi's coins,if he dear contest the guber election.

Admin pls do the needful... Let's show the rest of Nigerians that initial gra gra no dey pay... That politics is not about social media propaganda

Its very funny how people are berating APC for coming 2nd in an election where the candidate of the ruling party in the state came 3rd!
The tragedy and news here should be the fact that in the former president's own state with his party ruling,the PDP is gradually being decimated by 2 relatively new parties in APGA and APC!

Sylva, one step forward two steps backward.

doctokwus:
Its very funny how people are berating APC for coming 2nd in an election where the candidate of the ruling party in the state came 3rd!
The tragedy and news here should be the fact that in the former president's own state with his party ruling,the PDP is gradually being decimated by 2 relatively new parties in APGA and APC!

Election was cancelled in pdp stronghold

Noise makers will be thought a bitter lesson

BENZINA:
Sylva, one step forward two steps backward.

It's over for Sylva.

doctokwus:
Its very funny how people are berating APC for coming 2nd in an election where the candidate of the ruling party in the state came 3rd!
The tragedy and news here should be the fact that in the former president's own state with his party ruling,the PDP is gradually being decimated by 2 relatively new parties in APGA and APC!

Ur brain need flashing....did u read the post above before commenting...u child of hatred. ...

HzRF:

Election was cancelled in pdp stronghold

Still goes to confirm the gradual decimation of PDP in d state.Remember,no one would have dared cancel talkless defeat a PDP candidate in bayelsa just a few months back.
I honestly don't see Dickson under PDP returning to that seat.

doctokwus:

Still goes to confirm the gradual decimation of PDP in d state.Remember,no one would have dared cancel talkless defeat a PDP candidate in bayelsa just a few months back.
I honestly don't see Dickson under PDP returning to that seat.

He will return
Itz simple majority no other technicalities
Itz nt yet dat worse for pdp in bayelsa

Watch out for that APGA party, i know belemote he was a former aid to sylva and also a former PDP MEMBER he is really the most popular candidate the people of brass LGA love him during his campaing tour his campain boat was attack by sea pirates which lead to the death of 2 of his friends i jos pray he should not turn is back on his people when he get their and he should make sure investment and development get to tha t region and he should also focus on the area of torism