In less than 48 hours to the Bayelsa state gubernatorial election, six governorship candidates contesting on the platform of other renowned political parties have stepped down for the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva.
Channels Television reports that this was observed on Thursday, December 3, in Yenagoa, the state capital as the chairman of the Labour Party, Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Alliance for Democracy (AD), Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD) and the United Democratic Party (UDP) all gave their mandate to the former governor of the state.

Explaining why they threw their weights behind the candidacy of Sylva, they said their decision was propelled by their love for the state.

According to them, it was imperative at this time to have a leader that has the people at heart, hence listen to their cravings and better their lives.

The chairmen further pleaded with Bayelsa people to cast their vote for the APC candidate and realize the long dream of prosperity in the state.

As usual with Nigerian style of politics, there have been series of allegations and counter allegations in the build up to the governorship election slated for December 5. On Wednesday, December 2, Olisa Metuh, spokesperson of the PDP, at a news conference in Abuja said membersOn Wednesday, December 2, Olisa Metuh, spokesperson of the PDP, at a news conference in Abuja said members had been instructed to defend their votes as APC plan to rig the election.

The PDP had also accused APC of plans to arrest some of its members with strong and influential electoral support base to destabilize the electioneering process.

Meanwhile, the suit filed by the PDP challenging the eligibility of Sylva to run in the forthcoming election had suffered set back as the court adjourned till January 2016 for further hearing. The adjournment is obviously a bitter pill for the PDP to swallow as it allows the APC flag bearer to contest the state’s gubernatorial election.

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Hahahahaha. Politicians, parties that cannot accumulate up to 100 votes too will be stepping down. Bullshit of the highest order

catlova:
Hahahahaha. Politicians, parties that cannot accumulate up to 100 votes too will be stepping down. Bullshit of the highest order

But they didn't step down for DICKson.
I can feel your painpain

Kyase:

But they didn't step down for DICKson.
I can feel your painpain

If u ve time, go thru my posts. Im more of an APC person than PDP.

So the pain u r feeling is fake

catlova:


If u ve time, go thru my posts. Im more of an APC person than PDP.

So the pain u r feeling is fake

Sylva has conquered Dickson.

pdp all the way quote me on monday

Even if they can't produce 100 votes? all this game na wayo wayo antics, Dickson all the way

merry02:
Even if they can't produce 100 votes? all this game na wayo wayo antics, Dickson all the way

The battle will be on tomorrow....

Even as a sympathizer to the APC cause, I would like to see PDP win Bayelsa state - why?
(1) Sylva didn't do too well in his first term so I doubt what he is coming to offer this time around. Dickson himself is a failure, I know.
(2) As much as I disliked Jonathan's government, I think it will be really embarrassing for him to loose his state.
(3) PDP needs to still hold a number states to have the capacity to offer credible opposition to the APC, atleast until another party emerges. The last thing Nigeria needs right now is another behemoth of a party, which usually leads to arrogance and complacency.

B

Okay

This is gonna be interesting.

Just imagine how it will look like for Jonathan to lose in his Home front .

*Fingers crossed*

Even though i am sympathetic to the APC cause, this is pure propaganda. Most times when little known parties step down for a candidate, its a sign of coming defeat for that candidate,its akin to GEJ buying all the endorsements in Nigeria in the face of defeat. For APC's sake, I Hope i am proved wrong.

politics in the making. They have just been bribed

Ok

Lol all this mushroom party wey no fit get total of 5000 votes all together self dey stick neck out. Mtcheew with or without them APC will control GEJ and Mama Piss state whether they like it or not

I wonder what will happen if Sylva loses the election. This same people will not waste time switching allegiance. Politics in Nigeria has always been about selfish interests.

It happens... They all have been paid off.

ok

No strong opposition

This Sylva really serious for this governorship matter o. Well, those 6 parties were just there to make up d numbers.... Tho I have a soft spot for APC, I really can't see them winning Bayelsa...... I might be wrong sha

As far as am concerned ..,,


They can all even die for him who cares?

PDP all the way jor

Wetin d two of dem go offer if apc had projected a fresh candidate it wld ve been over 4 pdp' dis sylva man is even worse off

techskulz:
politics in the making. They have just been bribed

lol who will bribe parties that can get upto 5000 votes when pulled together