Former governor of Bayelsa State and All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Mr Timipre Sylva, has said that his problems began after the demise of ex-president Umar Yar’Adua.
Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State
Yar’Adua was elected in 2007 but died in May 2010. Goodluck Jonathan, his vice-president at the time, replaced him as president.
Sylva, while speaking at an event, Frank Talk with Timipre Sylva, weekend in Abuja, said “As governor of Bayelsa, State, I had running battles till the day I got in with the Jonathan system because I did not come through the Jonathan succession plan.
“He wanted a different succession plan. I came in without him being in control and ended up as governor, so as vice-president, he started fighting me and that was how my election was annulled in 2008 and I went back for re-election. Of course, Yar’adua at that time as president protected me because he saw the good work I was doing.”
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Former governor of Bayelsa State and All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Mr Timipre Sylva, has said that his problems began after the demise of ex-president Umar Yar’Adua.
Yar’Adua was elected in 2007 but died in May 2010. Goodluck Jonathan, his vice-president at the time, replaced him as president.
Sylva, while speaking at an event, Frank Talk with Timipre Sylva, weekend in Abuja, said “As governor of Bayelsa, State, I had running battles till the day I got in with the Jonathan system because I did not come through the Jonathan succession plan.
“He wanted a different succession plan. I came in without him being in control and ended up as governor, so as vice-president, he started fighting me and that was how my election was annulled in 2008 and I went back for re-election. Of course, Yar’adua at that time as president protected me because he saw the good work I was doing.”
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