SUPREME COURT RULING IS A TEMPORARY SETBACK SAYS SYLVA

As a democrat and firm believer in the rule of law, Chief Timipre
Sylva takes the ruling of the Supreme Court today terminating his
tenure in good faith.

What has happened is only a temporary setback. The implication of this
judgement is that the January 2011 primary election which Sylva won
as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) subsists.

Sylva enjoins his supporters to remain calm, as they have always been,
and not take the law into their hands. He thanks the people of Bayelsa
State for the opportunity given him to serve.

As governor for the past four years, the Sylva-led government has
touched the lives of the people and changed the state for the better.
In his first tenure, Sylva has prioritised education, health,
agriculture, human capital development, and infrastructural
advancement. 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.
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. 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.

DOIFIE OLA

27 January 2012

PRESS STATEMENT