Chief Timi Alaibe withdraws from Bayelsa guber race
The former managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission
(NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe, on Wednesday withdrew from the December 5
governorship election in Bayelsa State, citing party interest.
Alaibe formerly declared his decision to pull out of the rescheduled
governorship primary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in a
statement he signed at about 3:00am and entitled: “For the sake of our
party, I withdraw from the APC governorship primary.
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Describing the decision as self-sacrifice, he said it was taken out
of his desire to give APC deserved peace and unity ahead of the
election.
Immediately the news of his withdrawal filtered into the state
secretariat of the party at about 3:30am, there was jubilation among
party faithful and delegates who gathered in large numbers and waited
patiently for the primary.
The development has given the former Governor of the state, Timipre
Sylva, a great chance to emerge as APC flag bearer for the election.
Alaibe said: “It is with all nostalgia that I recall the zeal,
enthusiasm and hope with which thousands of Bayelsans made a statement
in the direction of change in August 2015. I can also vividly recall a
mental replay of the occasion wherein a qualitative representation of
the leadership of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC)
ushered in respected leaders and members from their then party, Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
“That singular event has been phenomenal just as its true meaning and
direction have all exuded confidence, unity of purpose, cohesion,
collectivism and courage. That day undoubtedly marked the beginning of a
people’s journey from hopelessness and squandry as enunciated by the
accidental PDP-led government in Bayelsa State to that of quality
leadership that an APC government will represent.
“As one of such leaders who took that historic decision, I thought of
giving a further bite to my burning desire to extricate the state from
abysmal leadership failure. Therefore, my aspiration to be governor
after series of consultations was to rekindle our collective hope and
lift the state beyond its current state of decay under the PDP.
“Regardless, I am not oblivious of the fundamental fact that we all
need a virile, united, cohesive and collaborative APC to bring about our
desires to fruition. Not only do we need this, APC deserves every
sacrifice, including personal interests, to arrive at the envisaged
destination come February 2016.”
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