Bayelsa APC youths back Sylva, say Alaibe too desperate for power

The APC Youth Vanguard in Bayelsa State sympathetic to the political aspiration of former Governor Timipre Sylva has reflected to the botched governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and concluded that one of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the party, Timi Alaibe, is too desperate for power.
According to the Vanguard, since the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) wants to reap from where he did not sow, he has become a liability to the APC in the state.
The claims were contained in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Hon. Loveday Asangba, on Friday night in Yenagoa, the state capital.
It declared that the circumstances surrounding the cancelled governorship primary last Tuesday were avoidable except for Alaibe’s desperation for power.
Asangba added that his repeated failures in the quest for the governorship in the state was an indication that the people were against him.
“Even now the situation has not changed. Alaibe’s governorship ambition is no longer feasible because the odds are not in his favour because the people are against him”, the statement declared.
The APC Youths Vanguard described Alaibe as a “failed serial governorship hopeful”, adding that “Bayelsans are now tired and weary of his constant governorship quest”.
The statement claimed that there was no way Alaibe could win in a primary election against Sylva in Bayelsa State, adding that for this, he has resorted to buying his way because he is not on the ground.
Asangba said: “Timi Alaibe knows that even if they hold the primary 100 times, Sylva will still win. That’s because he is not on the ground. He is banking on buying his way as usual. Sylva is far more on the ground and we think we should ask: where was Alaibe when Sylva was building the party at a time Alaibe was feeding fat from the PDP government?
“Of a truth, our people are tired of seeing the face of Timi Alaibe and this is understandable. He contested against DSP Alamieyeseigha in 2003, contested against Goodluck Jonathan in 2007, contested against Sylva in 2011 but later withdrew to contest under Labour Party and lost. Now again in 2015, he wants to contest against Dickson. He holds the highest record of a failed gubernatorial aspirant in Nigeria. But when you look at his record at the NDDC, you’ll realise his aspiration can never serve any good purpose for our people and Bayelsa State”.
“Unknown to many people, Timi Alaibe lacks depth. As such, he has nothing to offer and that was why his tenure at NNDC was a total disaster and this will be repeated as governor. He cannot match Timipre Sylva in anyway. He likes to reap where he did not sow”.