Nigeria’s Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has knocked the Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri, for linking him to post-election violence in the state.
The Sylva who is also a former governor of the state and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said, attempt by Mr Diri to connect him with acts of post-election violence in the state is absurd.
He made this reaction in a statement signed by his spokesperson,J Bokoru, and made available to POLITICS NIGERIA on Friday evening.
Mr Bokoru said it is “important to note that Sylva, being the statesman and advocate of peace that he has always been, called for calm from all parties both on national TV and papers.”
“It is sad that Senator Diri cannot start his governorship on brighter notes, but rather, seeks to continue on the listlessness of his predecessor by obsessing over Sylva.”
The former governor, however, advised Mr Diri not to tow the part of destruction.
“Indeed, a snake cannot give birth to anything other than a snake, and while these, including early morning automobile loans, foreshadows a ruinous run, it is sad for a state still grappling with man-made economic sterility. The easier thing for someone with a jaundiced mandate to do was to pray for God’s forgiveness, especially for the utterly ambiguous means used in procuring that judgement. It is, however, left for God to decide if the anomaly that happened at the Supreme Court would hold”
Beyond, Mr Diri is advised to “haul away drama and focus on the task of governance before him.”
