Bayelsa: Sylva Apologises To Buhari For Loss To PDP

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, Sunday, urged the people of Bayelsa State to eschew violence and remain calm, in the wake of Supreme Court Judgment, while also apologizing to President Muhammadu Buhari, over disruption of schedule.

Sylva, in a statement, he personally signed, described the Supreme Court judgment, as provocative.

He apologized to Buhari, over the disruption of his schedule, as the president had already planned to attend the inauguration, before the Apex Court verdict.

Sylva disclosed that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, had engaged its legal team with a view to exploring opportunities available to the party.

He 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, H.E. 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 H.E. 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, I would like to emphasise the need for restraint at all times. No doubt the events of the last few days are as provocative as they are regrettable. But however tempting 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.”

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