Browsing: Timi Sylva

In the suit, No CV/70/15, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson & ANORVs Chief Timipre Sylva & ORS, the plaintiff are seeking the court to determine whether Sylva, the candidate of the APC for the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State, is qualified to contest as a candidate in the light of the provisions of Section 182 (1) (b) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended

A statement in Abuja by Africa reads: “My attention has been drawn to a story being circulated in the media by the Peoples Democratic Party to the effect that I was involved in an altercation or fracas with my party leader and All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva. The story is fictitious and malicious. At no time did such an incident happen between the APC leader and me or between him any other member of APC

In a statement issued on Friday in Yenagoa, the campaign maintained that the primary, which it claimed was won by Chief Timipre Sylva, was conducted in accordance with the party’s rules and guidelines set by the Independent National Electoral Commission and as such the party has no basis to cancel its outcomes