Bayelsa election: PDP, Sylva in war of words

• Sylva not electable —Party
• APC candidate: Dickson will soon be history

The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Campaign Organisation of Timipre Sylva yesterday attacked each other verbally over the candidacy of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the December 5 governorship election.

Former Governor Timipre Sylva, who emerged the APC candidate, will slug it out with the sole candidate of the PDP and incumbent state governor, Seriake Dickson.

But the PDP said Sylva is not electable.

The State Secretary of the PDP, Keku Godspower in a statement in Yenagoa yesterday, said the emergence of Sylva was a shame and insult to the collective sensibilities of Bayelsans and APC members.

Keku said APC’s decision was an indication that it was not prepared for any serious outing at the election because “everybody in Bayelsa knows that Sylva is not electable.”