APC Dumps Sylva After Squandering N4.5Billion Sand filling Contract On His Election

All Progressive Congress, APC Governorship Candidate in Bayelsa State, Mr.Timipre Sylva allegedly collected N4.5Billion Sand filling Contract meant for his community from the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and used same to fund his Governorship elections, a source at the party told Pointblanknews.com.

The source hinted that Sylva, who has requested for more funds for Saturday’s election has been abandoned by the APC who are currently plotting winning strategy for Dakuku Peterside in anticipation of a Supreme Court ruling for a rerun in Rivers State.

In the wake of the Governorship campaign towards the end of 2015, sources informed Pointblanknews.com that Sylva had complained of paucity of funds to prosecute his Governorship elections. He had approached the leadership of the APC who immediately swung into action in search of money for the Bayelsa Politician.

Sources hinted that the search for funds took the leadership of the APC to the NDDC where the top management led by former Managing Director, Mr. Dan Abia were tasked to hurriedly package a contract for Sylva.

Afraid of losing their jobs, the Management of NDDC immediately awarded N4.5Billion Sand Filling Contract to Sylva without tenders and hurriedly sources for cash and paid.

Sylva who had contemplated selling some of his properties, according to sources, became buoyant with cash and began massive campaigns.

Sources alleged that part of the cash was what he had used in bribing voters and paying some militants who disrupted the elections in Southern Ijaw area of Bayelsa.

With the outcome of the Bayelsa election declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in December 2015, Sylva, sources said, became broke, needing more cash.

Sources hinted Pointblanknews.com that at the time INEC had declared the Bayelsa elections inconclusive, the leadership of the APC had already shifted its focus to Dakuku Peterside, the APC Candidate in Rivers State.

According to sources, the APC leadership, anticipating that the Supreme Court will rule that a rerun be conducted in Rivers State and funds to be needed to prosecute the Governorship elections went back to the drawing board to hatch a strategy.

It was gathered that because of the shift in focus to Peterside’s possible rerun, Sylva made several overtures to President Mohammadu Buhari for funds but was clearly informed the N4.5billion he got was enough to see him through the elections.

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