By Sam Jones, Yenagoa
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State said the forthcoming governorship election in the state on Saturday would end in victory for the party’s candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva.
High Chief Charles Kurobo James said in a statement on Thursday in Yenagoa that it is time for all aggrieved people of the state to bury their differences in order to support Sylva.
“I call on all card carrying Bayelsans from all works of life especially aggrieved stalwarts from different parts of our state that the time to bury the hatchet irrespective of our individual interest is now!
“It will be better for the vast majority of Bayelsans longing for change, economic stability, security, human capital development, infrastructural development, standard and adequate healthcare for all not just those who can afford foreign trips for medical reasons and many other benefits too numerous to mention,” he stated.
James, however, chided some top party leaders for assuming a sitting on the fence posture and urged the national leadership to intervene.
“This is not the way to go! We have a younger breed of politicians who look up to party elders and chieftains and the current body language of some of our party leaders is truly not encouraging.
“What personal interest will surpass that of the party wining an election? Where is the loyalty to the party or party supremacy ideology imbedded in us as party members and elites?
“How can we be sitting on the fence when the time to join forces is now, for this coming Saturday’s governorship election?”
He stressed the need for peace saying, “We must enshrine peace within ourselves and must understand that the maintenance of peace and security is a cross cutting issue that is critical to achieving all the Sustainable Development Goals.”
James pointed out that lack of cooperation and understanding were majorly responsible for conflicts in the society and urged the APC to rather celebrate differences instead of fearing them in order to create a more harmonious society.
