The APC Youth Vanguard in Bayelsa State sympathetic to ex-governor Timipre
\nSylva has reflected to the botched governorship primary of the All
\nProgressives Congress and concluded that its governorship aspirant, Timi
\nAlaibe, is too desperate for power.<\/p>\n
According to them, since the former Managing Director of Niger Delta
\nDevelopment Commission wants to reap from where he did not sow, he has
\nbecome a liability to the APC in the state.<\/p>\n
Their claims were contained in a statement by its Publicity Secretary,
\nHon. Loveday Asangba, and made available to journalists on Friday night in
\nYenagoa.<\/p>\n
They said that the circumstances surrounding the cancelled governorship
\nprimary last Tuesday were avoidable except for Alaibe\u2019s desperation for
\npower.<\/p>\n
Asangba added that his repeated failures in quest for the governorship in
\nthe state was an indication that the people were against him.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven now the situation has not changed. Alaibe\u2019s governorship ambition is
\nno longer feasible because the odds are not in his favour because the
\npeople are against him\u201d, the statement declared.<\/p>\n
The APC Youths Vanguard described Alaibe as a\u00a0 \u201cfailed serial governorship
\nhopeful\u201d, adding that \u201cBayelsans are now tired and weary of his constant
\ngovernorship quest\u201d.<\/p>\n
The statement claimed that there was no way Alaibe could win in a primary
\nelection against Sylva in Bayelsa State , adding that for this he has
\nresorted to buying his way because he was not on the ground.<\/p>\n
Asangba said, \u201cTimi Alaibe knows that even if they hold the primary 100
\ntimes, Sylva will still win. That\u2019s because he is not on the ground. He is
\nbanking on buying his way as usual. Sylva is far more on the ground and we
\nthink we should ask: where was Alaibe when Sylva was building the party at
\na time Alaibe was feeding fat from the PDP government?<\/p>\n
“Of a truth, our people are tired of seeing the face of Timi Alaibe and
\nthis is understandable. He contested against DSP Alamieyeseigha in 2003,
\ncontested against Goodluck Jonathan in 2007, contested against Sylva in
\n2011 but later withdrew to contest under Labour Party and lost. Now again
\nin 2015, he wants to contest against Dickson in 2015. He holds the highest
\nrecord of a failed gubernatorial aspirant in Nigeria. But when you look at
\nhis record at the NNDC, you\u2019ll realise his aspiration can never serve any
\ngood purpose for our people and Bayelsa State\u201d.<\/p>\n
The group criticized Alaibe as lacking in depth to tackle the challenges
\nconfronting the state, saying if his record as the managing director of
\nthe NNDC was anything to go by then the aspirant would be a disaster as
\ngovernor.<\/p>\n
“Unknown to many people, Timi Alaibe lacks depth. As such he has nothing
\nto offer and that was why his tenure at NNDC was a total disaster and this
\nwill be repeated as governor. He cannot match Timipre Sylva in anyway. He
\nlikes to reap where he did not sow.<\/p>\n
“He is a schemer and everyone knows he has a record of a schemer and
\nspecialises in high level mischief and treachery, just like Absalom in the
\nBible, the third son of David, King of Israel. It was said of Absalom, in
\nhis desperation to become King. Even at the expense of the life of his
\nbeloved father, Absalom would get up early and stand by the side of the
\nroad leading to the city gate.<\/p>\n
“Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before King David, for
\na decision, he would stop them to listen to their complaint and would
\nanswer them by saying: \u201cLook, your claims are valid and proper, but there
\nis no representative of the king to hear you.\u201d<\/p>\n
“And Absalom would add, \u201cIf only I were appointed judge in the land! Then
\neveryone who has a complaint or case could come to me and I would see that
\nthey receive justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Remarkably, this sort of classic act of treachery as exhibited by Absalom
\nagainst his own father, according to the spokesman of APC Youth Vanguard,
\nis what Alaibe is well known for.<\/p>\n
“He used it to edge out Chief Onyema Ugochukwu, the first Chairman of the
\nagency. Godwin Omene, the organisation\u2019s first managing director was also
\nedged out of the system in this same treacherous manner.<\/p>\n
“The former managing director of the NDDC, Chief Emmanuel Aguarivwado also
\nfell victim to this same treachery. Ask anybody in NNDC, they will confirm
\nthis fact. Unfortunately for him, he holds the worst record of service as
\nNDDC MD. He has been linked with massive looting of NDDC funds. We
\nchallenge him to point to one project he brought to Bayelsa State as NDDC
\nMD. Alaibe should accept his fate as serial failure and even now the odds
\nare against him\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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