Former Bayelsa state governor, Chief Timipre Sylva has expressed dismay with manner in media is handling his case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Addressing newsmen after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Sylva was surprised at the level of buzz his court case was making, citing examples of many persons who were invited quietly by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) without being publicized.
He said each time he had a case, his photographs would take over the front pages of newspapers the following day.
When asked whether he knows where the persecution was coming from, he said he didn’t know.
But he said: “If somebody is dancing, someone is beating the drum somewhere.”
“It is really uncalled for the way certain people are trying to celebrate my case above every other case as if mine is the singular case. There have been cases there for a long time,”
Mr. Sylva expressed confidence that his court case would soon be a thing of the past.
When asked about crisis in the National Assembly, Mr. Sylva noted that the All Progressives Congress, will scale through the present crisis caused by the election of principal officers in the National Assembly.
“Those who were thinking that the crisis would lead to the disintegration of the party are wrong as the party remains resilient and would emerge stronger after the present crisis.”
He expressed confidence that the party will take over power in Bayelsa State in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
