Bayelsa: Stop fabricating lies against Sylva, Oshiomhole, APC warns PDP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to call its Bayelsa state scribe to order and stop fabricating lies against its leaders.

The APC also called on security agencies to note that the lies being peddled by one Godspower Keku, identified as the Bayelsa state PDP secretary are capable of throwing the state into anarchy.

APC’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, said the caution becomes necessary because of some unguarded statements capable of inflaming tension in the state by the PDP following the Supreme Court decision on the Bayelsa state governorship election petition.

Nabena was reacting to unprovoked attacks on the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva and the APC national leadership by Keku following the apex court decision on Bayelsa state governorship review.

Keku was said to have made some accusations against Sylva and the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole regarding the emergence of David Lyon and his running mate.

But, reacting to Keku’s claims while speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, the Bayelsa-born APC chieftain described the media reports credited to the PDP’s scribe as “fabrications to cause disaffection not only in the APC fold, but in Bayelsa state.”

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The APC spokesman called on leaders of thought to call the said Keku to order, stating that “I read the unprovoked and unwarranted attacks by the Bayelsa state secretary of the PDP on Chief Timipre Sylva and the APC national leadership in which Chief Sylva was particularly hurled several concocted and mischievous allegations. 

“As law- abiding people, we have accepted the decisions of the Supreme Court on the Bayelsa governorship petition in good faith. However, I strongly urge the PDP in Bayelsa state not to take for granted the 352, 552 voters who voted overwhelmingly for their governorship choice by making insensitive and infuriating statements.

“Perhaps, the PDP in Bayelsa state is out of tune with the current state government and needs to be called to order. In the interest of peace and the development of Bayelsa state, we have appealed to our supporters and members to be peaceful and accept the ruling.

“The PDP’s attempt to stir the hornets’ nest and further infuriate Bayelsans is ill -thought, careless and reckless,” he said.