TIMIPRE SYLVA'S WARPED POLITICAL EQUATION





“Ethnicity doesn’t influence my reason for supporting Buhari. Nigeria’s biggest problem today is Boko Haram. Before, it was militancy and a lot of Nigerians felt that somebody from that area should be president. So, it would be better now for somebody from the north who understands the issues around that area to be president. The fight against Boko Haram has been ineffective and General Buhari has the effectiveness to deal with it”. ~ Chief Timipre Sylva, Former Governor of Bayelsa State 

The Above quote is credited to the Former Governor of Bayelsa State Chief Timipre Sylva. If Chief Sylva actually said that, it shows that he is either blinded by ambition or he lacks understanding of History. But then again, we are a people that surfers from Selective Amnesia. 
I have nothing against Chief Timipre Sylva and or his belonging to the opposition APC - we must not all belong to the same Party - But we must Play our Politics in such a way that we can have a Plan B or an Exit strategy. As they say Blood is Thicker than water. His Plan B should be the thinking suppose the APC fails, what's next for me? The Exit Strategy is the believe that in Politics "There are No Permanent Friends or Permanent Enemies, Only Permanent Interest" so you guide your utterances as well as your steps "Your worst enemy, can be your Best Friend Tomorrow." Then again in today's Nigeria, people find it convenient to leave double lives. they criticize on Monday and Praise on Tuesday. 
Even though I have no problem with Chief Timipre Sylva's Stand Politically, I have every problem with him twisting facts and standing truths on it's head.


For the avoidance of doubt, the Amnesty program that brought about relative Peace in the Niger Delta was Initiated under Former President Late Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'dua, while Goodluck Jonathan was his Vice, Chief Sylva of all people should remember this as he was a Governor of the Federal republic as at that time. The scenario today is not quite different, we have a deputy that is from the North. The sentiment that former Gov. Sylva is trying to wipe up does not Hold water. And is not helping the Course of the APC, but rather making it worse as it reinforces the long held believe that Buhari is responsible for the Boko Haram.

General Muhammadu Buhari's Major baggage is his utterances in the past  (something Chief Sylva should learn from), his Human Rights Record and his inability to develop himself over the years. Like I said in another piece, IBB smuggled Nigeria into the OIC, but nobody calls IBB a Bigot. So why is GMB called a Bigot? why? these are the issues that the APC need to address before Nigerians. Chief Sylva and his band of supporters have adopted the attitude that "your enemies, enemy is your Friend" in this case, anyone opposed to GEJ is Sylva's Friend. But is that how politics should be played?

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