Sacked Bayelsa dep gov-elect wants to commit suicide – Sylva

Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has said that the All Progressives Congress candidate for deputy-governor whose certificate issue cost the party the Bayelsa governorship seat is contemplating suicide.

The deputy governor-elect, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, and governor-elect. David Lyon, were both sacked by a Supreme Court ruling which declared Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the Bayelsa State governorship election.

Speaking on Channels Television's Sunrise Daily programme on Monday, Sylva faulted the Supreme Court with claims that the case is not a criminal one.

He said, “I’m dealing with a former deputy governor that is on the verge of committing suicide. Every day I had to call to find out that he hasn’t done anything to himself.

“If someone said you forged your certificate and you have built your life and integrity and someone all of a sudden brings everything down, that can lead to suicide.

“If you have a case in court challenging the authenticity of the certificate of a candidate, that is a different one but if you say it is a case of forgery and you have not heard from the person concerned, then you have not established anything.

“You haven’t gone to school or university where this person studied to confirm the veracity of the allegation but you already condemn the person, it’s is very sad and dangerous.”