President rubbishes 16 years of PDP govt in Bayelsa

dimeji akinloye

December 2, 2015 9:26 PM

Buhari who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated this in the state during the APC governorship campaign.

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the 16 years of the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) administration in Bayelsa state as a waste, urging the people to vote for the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, in the forthcoming governorship election.

Buhari who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated this in the state during the APC governorship campaign.

On Osinbajo's delegation to Bayelsa were, the secetary to the government of the federation (SGF), the party’s national leader and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and the governors of Edo and Sokoto States - Comrade Adams Oshiomole and Aminu Tambuwa respectively.

Others were the Deputy Governor of IMO State, the Flag Bearer of the APC in Rivers State, Dakuku Peterside and the Former National Chairman of the APC, Chief Bola Akande.

Buhari advised the people to end the long years of suffering they have experienced by voting for the APC. He added that Bayelsa will be a greater state under an APC led state government.

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In his speech, Tinubu urged the people to vote en masse for Sylva, noting that the PDP is already under pressure given the number of supporters behind Sylva.

”They are already afraid .How do you demonstrate that you want change ? Sylva has bounced Back and only you can make him win”, the APC leader said.

The governorship election in Bayelsa is set to hold on Saturday, December 5, 2015.

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