The recent protest by some aggrieved die-hard members of the All Progressives Congress in Brass Local Government headquarters, Twon Brass, is evidence that Chief Timipre Sylva is becoming unpopular and cannot win the November 11 election.

Sylva is losing popularity even in his own domain because he failed to meaningfully attract the dividends of democracy to the people in his days as governor and minister of state.

Today, the greatest opposition Sylva is facing is coming from the people of Brass and Nembe LGAs because they are tired of his leadership style. These are LGAs he hails from yet the people seem disenchanted.

Bayelsans know that Sylva has nothing significant to offer them and have decided to give Senator Douye Diri another four years based on his good performance, peaceful nature, and integrity.

Chief Sylva should accept the ugly reality that Bayelsans don’t want him as governor again and pull out of the contest before he gets the most embarrassing defeat of his entire political career.

We respect him as a former governor and minister and do not wish him the kind of political embarrassment waiting for him because he will lose in all 8 local governments.

Let him throw in the towel while he still can and support Governor Diri who is making serious efforts to develop and engender prosperity in Bayelsa.

There is no space for Sylva in Creek Haven and the earlier he realizes this obvious fact the better for him and his few followers who cannot bring electoral victory to him.

Mr. John Domkpee
Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media