Bayelsa election: Timi Frank asks PDP chairman Secondus to resign

Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the
All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday, called on the National
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, and
the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party to apologise or
resign over the loss of Bayelsa State which has been under PDP’s
control since 1999.

This was as Frank congratulated the Bayelsa State
Governor-elect, David Lyon, describing his victory as
deserving.

He urged Lyon to be magnanimous in victory and to serve as a
dependable rallying point for all people of the state irrespective
of their political affiliations, ethnicity or creed.

In a statement he personally signed and sent to newsmen, Frank
said: “This victory was not won by the APC but by the people of
Bayelsa who have resisted imposition and oppression with their
blood because of their implicit confidence in the capacity of Lyon
to transform the state and change their story for the better.

“Your victory is not an APC’s mandate but that of the collective
will of the people of Bayelsa. Please when you assume office,
strive to use it to unite the people of Bayelsa because the state
can only attain true peace, development and greatness when
united.

“Bayelsa has been divided for too long, but you have been chosen
to heal their wounds and wipe their tears.

“Bayelsa has elected you Governor, it is now your turn to govern
Bayelsa and cater for all Bayelsans.

“What you do from now will prove whether the confidence now
reposed in you by the majority of Bayelsans was misplaced or you
will justify their hopes and aspirations by carrying all
stakeholders, including those who contested against you, along in
your efforts to realise the Bayelsan dream and thus build a greater
state we can all be proud to bequeath to upcoming generations.

“Your opponents during the election equally have lofty ideals
and ideas for the advancement of the state. Therefore, embrace and
work with them in the quest to realise the overall objective of
governance which is the welfare and security of the people of the
state.”

Frank prayed for the repose of the souls that were lost during
the just concluded exercise and equally commiserated with the
families of the victims.

“These innocent Bayelsans whose lives have been brutally cut
short died in the service of the state. They paid the supreme
sacrifice to make Bayelsa great. Let these deaths, injuries and
property destroyed not be in vain.

“I urge you to immediately set up a truth and reconciliation
committee to appraise all that transpired before, during and after
the election, with a view to ensure holistic healing and
reunification of the various interests in the state.”

Frank stated that the emergence of Lyon as Governor-Elect has
vindicated his position that the PDP had chosen to relinquish the
governance of Bayelsa to the opposition APC when it decided to
field a weak candidate against a popular aspirant who could have
steered the party to victory.

He called on Secondus and the National Working Committee (NWC)
led by him, to “immediately apologise to all leaders and members of
the party in Bayelsa State in particular and the country in
general, or resign their positions for deliberately trading the
party’s political capital and dominance in the state for a pot of
porridge.”

“Secondus and the NWC knew what to do but they neglected to do
it. This defeat is directly attributable to their poor choices,
myopic political calculations and selfishness.

“It is our hope that the outcome of the Bayelsa State
governorship election will serve as a lesson to the party to field
popular candidates in future elections. The era of imposition is
over. Take note,” he said.

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Yahoo Boy Bags Six Months Imprisonment in
Ibadan

Twenty-one-year-old internet fraudster, Adeleke Oluwaseyi was on
Monday, November 18, 2019, handed a six months jail term by Justice
Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Ibadan.
He was found guilty of a one-count charge of impersonation, filed
against him by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which contravenes Section 22(3)
of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act, 2015.

Besides the jail term, the convict was ordered to restitute
$USD150 (One hundred and Fifty United States Dollars) to his victim
through the Federal Government. He also forfeited his Samsung J3,
Infinix and Kigtel phones as well as his Lenovo laptop to the
Federal Government.
Oluwaseyi, who claimed to be eight months into online dating fraud
was arrested in June, 2019, having operated with the pseudo, name
Patrick Bob and claimed to be an American citizen.
Following his plea of guilt, EFCC’s counsel Ifeanyi Agwu prayed the
court to sentence him in accordance with the plea bargain agreement
he entered with the prosecution.

Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity