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The former Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, has lambasted the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, for ordering his prosecution over the death of George Sibo in the last governorship election.<\/p>\n

Sylva was responding to a call by Governor Diri at the burial of the deceased in Twon-Brass on Thursday, directing the state Attorney-General to commence legal action against him (Sylva), and those who stormed the collation centre.<\/p>\n

Diri alleged that the 31-year-old George Sibo was killed when Timipre Sylva, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the November 11 governorship poll, led his party members and supporters to invade the collation centre and held INEC officials hostage.<\/p>\n

The governor expressed sadness over the dastardly killing of the young man and promised that the state government would bring the culprits to book.<\/p>\n

Sylva, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant, Media, Julius Bokoru, said the directive, which Diri gave to his attorney-general, had shown the governor\u2019s desperation to deploy diversionary tactics and distractions against his case at the Appeal Court.<\/p>\n

The statement said: \u201cChief Sylva is curious at what Diri\u2019s apparent desperation can push him to. It is clear this recent effort is a symptom of fear, shortly after Diri tried to conjure some phantom EFCC case against Sylva he devised a new method of distraction which, of course, is dead on arrival.<\/p>\n

\u201cSylva knows nothing of the murder of George Sibo, an illustrious and promising youth of the state, it is important to note that by the time the young man died, Sylva was well out of the Island.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement alleged that Diri had continued to spend huge amounts of taxpayers\u2019 money on heavy propaganda to distract Sylva\u2019s focus on his case.<\/p>\n

The statement further said: \u201cIt is clear that this is fear, anxiety and everything to distract Chief Sylva after his attempt to bring up EFCC issues failed in the wake of a long and relentless string of propaganda against Chief Sylva with taxpayers monies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is clear that any attempt to drag Chief Sylva into this issue is either inspired by fear and anxiety or by a thoroughly jaundiced mindset.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything imaginable has been put in Sylva\u2019s way to distract him. After Diri\u2019s attempt to bring up phantom EFCC issues failed. After the endless and relentless string of propaganda failed against Chief Sylva. Now this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement also stated: \u201cChief Sylva, concerned Bayelsans and the APC are trying everything within the law to get a stolen mandate back. Until justice is done, Diri\u2019s Governorship remains illegitimate in the minds of every sincere Bayelsan and every sincere person of goodwill.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bayelsa poll murder: Sylva blasts Diri for ordering his prosecution<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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