APC Holds Massive Rally For Sylva As Serving PDP Commissioners Defect To APC (Photos)

 

There was massive show of solidarity, Tuesday by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State and its governorship candidate, Chief Timpre Sylva, to wrest power from the Governor Seriake Dickson-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on December 5.

All road led to Yenagoa, the state capital, as mammoth crowd of party faithful, residents of the states and leaders of the APC thronged the Samson Siasia Stadium to shower love on Sylva’s ambition to become the next governor of the state.

President Muhammadu Buhari represented by Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo; the National Leader of APC and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and former  interim National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande made the final rally of the APC grand and colourful.

The National Working Committee of the APC temporarily relocated to Bayelsa as the National Chairman of APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun led other members of the committee to the rally described by people as APC’s icing on the cake ahead of the election.



Governors elected on the platforms of the APC such as Comrade Adams Oshiomhole (Edo); Aminu Tambuwa (Sokoto) and Rochas Okorocha (Imo) represented by his deputy, Eze Madumere, were all in attendance.

The event was further spiced by the presence of the governorship candidates of the party in the Southsouth states, who are seeking justice in courts, such as Dakuku Peterside (Rivers), Otega Emerhor (Delta) and Umana Umana (Rivers) including Senator Magnus Abe.

The Secretary to the Federal Government, Babachir Lawal, and some ministers and members of the federal cabinet graced the occasion.
The tumultuous crowd was entertained by the performances and presence of notable musical artistes such as Face, Maleke, J.Martins, Nollywood star and now member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Eliot.

A group of beautiful maidens called Sylva Angels excited the crowd with their victory dance.
Massive crowd of party faithful who endured scorching sun elbowed and shoved one another just to catch a glimpse of the programme.

Speaking for the President, Osibanjo said it was time for Bayelsa to change from PDP to APC to realign with the centre.

He said: “The time for change has come. The time of prosperity, the time of good governance has come. Don’t miss the train. What the President wants is that you will join what we are doing in the federal level. Bayelsa deserves its pride of place among the states of Nigeria.