The Minister for petroleum, Timipre Sylva has said that the All Progressive Congress (APC) has the mandate to be restored in Bayelsa State. According to him, the leadership of the party has set in motion the team to determine what legal steps to take in other reclaim Bayelsa State.
He disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, in reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision which sacked David Lyon as the governor-elect barely 24-hours to his swearing-in and pronounced Duoye Diri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor.
He also disclosed that the unfortunate event disrupted the schedule of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, and his wife, Aisha Buhari, who planned to attend the swearing-in of David Lyon and tendered his apology.
Sylva said:
“I want to use this moment to call on all the people of our dear state, Bayelsa, to kindly shun all acts of violence and lawlessness.
“Also of great importance to me is to extend my profound apology to our President, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, over the avoidable disruption to his busy schedule which was caused by the events of the moment.
“I am aware that Mr. President and his lovely wife Her Excellency Aisha Buhari had concluded arrangements to travel to Bayelsa to witness the inauguration of the APC Governorship candidate as Governor of Bayelsa State. I therefore extend my apology to Mr. President and members of his entourage.
“To the good people of Bayelsa state, I would like to emphasize the need for restraint at all times. No doubt the events of the last few days are as provocative as they are regrettable.
“But as tempting as it might be for anyone to take the law into their hands, such temptation must be resisted in the greater interest of our state and the political stability of the country at large.
“The leadership of our great party the All Progressives Congress (APC) has directed its team of legal experts to study the situation critically and proffer legal options available to the party accordingly.
“We should therefore all remain faithful to, and have confidence in, the wisdom and ability of the party leadership to provide direction at this very sensitive time.
“Let me conclude by assuring Mr. President and our party hierarchy that despite this temporary setback, APC in Bayelsa remains strong and its members resolute in our support for the ideals of a greater and prosperous Nigeria as envisioned by our President, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari.
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“The mandate will be restored and that dream of a better, greater Bayelsa State will be actualised.”
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