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SylvaBayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva will not be cleared to take part in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries until complaints lodged against him by some party members have been thoroughly investigated and disposed of, PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Abukakar Kawu Baraje has said.
Baraje who addressed journalists at the party’s national secretariat on Thursday clarified the party’s position on the status of the governor, saying that Sylva has not been dropped from the race contrary to reports in some national dailies.
“We have not sacked Sylva as some people have insinuated. We received complaints about some of the aspirants and they were all invited here on Sunday to respond to the various allegations and they all came.”
“Some of these complaints cannot be overlooked, so we contacted people in order to establish the genuineness of these complaints. As I am talking to you, we are still awaiting feedback from our sources and we will treat every case strictly on merit,” he said.
Baraje, who did not specify the nature of the complaints, stated that the party leadership was doing its job to ensure that the party presents a good and electable candidate for the election.
Baraje who addressed journalists at the party’s national secretariat on Thursday clarified the party’s position on the status of the governor, saying that Sylva has not been dropped from the race contrary to reports in some national dailies.
“We have not sacked Sylva as some people have insinuated. We received complaints about some of the aspirants and they were all invited here on Sunday to respond to the various allegations and they all came.”
“Some of these complaints cannot be overlooked, so we contacted people in order to establish the genuineness of these complaints. As I am talking to you, we are still awaiting feedback from our sources and we will treat every case strictly on merit,” he said.
Baraje, who did not specify the nature of the complaints, stated that the party leadership was doing its job to ensure that the party presents a good and electable candidate for the election.
SOURCE: The Nation Newspaper, 4 November 2011. http://www.thenationonlineng.net
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