Bayelsa Guber: Sylva Heads For Court

From TONY OSAUZO, Benin
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

[b]Embattled Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, has decided to legally challenge his disqualification by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from contesting the November 19 state governorship primary election.

Daily Sun learnt from an impeccable source close to the governor that Sylva’s lawyers filed an application at a Yenagoa High Court yesterday, praying the court to stop the primaries from holding on Saturday until the suit is determined. 

He is also challenging the decision of the National Working Committee of the party, which barred him from the primaries without giving ‘cogent reasons’ for his disqualification.
Sylva wants the court to declare whether the NWC had the powers to stop him when such provision was not expressly stated in the constitution of the party. 
“The governor has filed applications at the court today (yesterday). His lawyers are already filing papers as we speak.

“As a loyal party man, he believes it is within his right to defend his ambition. After all, the party did not state what his offence was unlike the case of Alaibe, Murray-Bruce and Igali,” the source said.

The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Professor Rufai Ahmed Alkali, through a statement on Sunday, announced that the incumbent Bayelsa chief executive and three other aspirants – Chief Timi Alaibe, Mr Ben Murray-Bruce and Dr Godknows Igali – have been disqualified from the primaries.
The party only said after a review of the reports of the governorship screening and the governorship appeal screening panels and that after a painstaking examination of all the issues raised about each aspirant, the NWC cleared seven out of 11 of them.
Those cleared include Boloubo Orufa, Seriake Dickson, Christopher Enai and Youpele Kalango. Others were Francis Doukpola, Francis Ekiyegha and Austin Febo.

Sylva had dared the party last Saturday when he held a massive rally in Yenagoa during which he announced his candidature for the primary election, based on the provisional clearance certificate issued by the governorship screening panel in Port Harcourt on October 27.
He claimed the clearance certificate was valid as it was issued by a properly constituted organ of the party.
Apart from the suit, Daily Sun learnt that Sylva is also plotting other strategies to ensure his re-election bid is not torpedoed by the PDP, one of which is to defect to another party to actualise his second term ambition.
“But that is a decision that would be taken after exploring other avenues within the party and within the ambit of the law,” the source further stated.

His Chief Press Secretary, Mr Doifie Ola, could not be reached on his mobile telephone as at press time just as he did not also respond to an SMS on the matter.[/b]

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Lol! Dem winsh di guy!
The plot was so tight that he was left with no time to regroup in ACN.

I heard he's likely going to join APGA not ACN

Sylva is sinking deeper by the day. Didn't he say the President was supporting him when he declared his interest?

Is the reason for stopping him not apparent to him? How can he be comparing himself with Bruce, Igali and Alaibe?

Na by force??if he knows he is capable of leading the state he should not be afraid to vie for the seat on other party"s platform. If your head correct follow the path Rochas took when he was banished by the [b]P[/b]eople[b] D[/b]eceiv[b]e P[/b]eople

May he is thinking that is own too will be like that of Gov. Ameachi of Rivers but unfortunately it can not be and It is rather too late to cry now when the head is already cut off. by the way Which court is he heading to ? Naija court or hell court? The guy should just forget the whole thing afterall he has spent a term, so he should allow others to serve too.

Beaf:

Lol! Dem winsh di guy!
The plot was so tight that he was left with no time to regroup in ACN.

I laugh in Goodluck

Sometime it sound so funny seen people taking this sort of action in case like this. Did this man has a good adviser at all? Because he has just embarked in another journey of time, money and resources wastage. His party leadership said they are NOT willing to see HIM go for election again and he is heading to court is it for court to impose him on his party? And by the way which court, Nigeria court? Oh its a sorry case. Hon. Govt just move on and forget this issue, too late now for any miracle is either you take it that way as a party man or exit the party going to court will frustrate you the more.

Beaf:

Lol! Dem winsh di guy!
The plot was so tight that he was left with no time to regroup in ACN.

How did ACN enter this equation?

lawyers are always looking for a reason to eat money.
what is there to challenge in court?
a group you belong to refused you an opportunity to represent them.
Is it by force?

Act 3 scene 1; nice view from this angle.

lawyers are always looking for a reason to eat money.
what is there to challenge in court?
a group you belong to refused you an opportunity to represent them.
Is it by force?

I'm surprise too because I dont know what case he is going to present in the court.

Greed and pain will be your portion forever, Amen. This stupid political robber decides to bring crisis to his state. Is governor for ever, eventually one day you will not be governor. What is the heck between now and 4 years time that somebody must die. May all you generation perish in fire. Not that I supported any of you because everyone knows you are all dying for your self and family to loot the state. If you can't get it through state allocation you will simply go the financial markets to borrow billions. Disgusting shameless bastards.

I DON'T LIKE SYLVA AT ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL BUT I SUPPORT THIS MOVE. WHAT RUBBISH IS SCREENING?
IN A DEMOCRATIC SETTING? HE IS MADE ELIGIBLE TO CONTEST ELECTION BY THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND NOT THAT OF PDP!!!
HE WAS ELIGIBLE WHEN HE PAID FOR THE TICKET, NOW HE'S DISQUALIFIED? WHAT ABSOLUTE RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!!!

The guy is lucky he is messing with a cool headed dude lyk the president!!

ugosly:

The guy is lucky he is messing with a cool headed dude lyk the president!!

You mean he is messing with a Retardeed dude like Odechukwu Retardeen Jonathan

Knight1:

I DON'T LIKE SYLVA AT ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL BUT I SUPPORT THIS MOVE. WHAT RUBBISH IS SCREENING?
IN A DEMOCRATIC SETTING? HE IS MADE ELIGIBLE TO CONTEST ELECTION BY THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND NOT THAT OF PDP!!!
HE WAS ELIGIBLE WHEN HE PAID FOR THE TICKET, NOW HE'S DISQUALIFIED? WHAT ABSOLUTE RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!!!

they know the politics they're playing. Leave it to them to woe themselves

Fighting back? He probabely want to end up in jail after his term expired

hmm, odechukwwu retardeen, forget sylva and do your job or have you forgotten your job, i can remind you go and kill those almajiris, @poster why did'nt you mention that that was the handwork of ''ODECHUKWU

I don't know much abt Sylva but the National PDP is rotten in this case. Why are the National PDP bosses interfering with State PDP affairs? It is Bayelsa PDP who can throw Sylva out, not some arseholes dictating from Abuja PDP headquarters.

God has his own ways of retrieving back our stollen money from these politicians & this is one of the ways before he realises himself some of the money will be back to Nigeria & the game will be over.Nigeria judiciary? I laugh in OBJ language.

i banish pdp and their acolytes into the abyss.

and all crooked politicians

Those whom d gods want to destroy,they first make mad

Jonathan failed to keep to promise, he promised return ticket for members of the governor forum who are yet to take another tenure.thus sylvia is not a saint; but president Jonathan cannot be trusted by his word(s)