We'll not allow blackmailers destroy Sylva's name -Aide
(Nigeria) An aide to immediate past Minister of
State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said they would not
allow blackmailers destroy his (Sylva) name.
Senior Adviser Media and Communications
to Syla, Horatius Egua, in a statement on Wednesday, said: “In the
past few months, there have been series of attacks and campaigns of
calumny against Chief Sylva in the media, falsely accusing him of all
sorts of misdemeanour, including falsification of certificate and
defamation.
“A careful analysis of all the publications reveal
an orchestrated attempt by some disgruntled elements and known
blackmailers to dampen the political enthusiasm and commitment of
Chief Sylva to the call to continue his service to the nation and
Bayelsa State in particular.
“Since emerging as All
Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial candidate for Bayelsa
State, a certain Timi Frank, a political prostitute, has been busy
making unsubstantiated allegation against Chief Sylva, doing the
bidding of his pay master.
“Through his attention seeking and
allegations, he has thrown overboard decency and resorted to gutter
tactics in confusing the ordinary person on the street.
“Ordinarily,
Chief Sylva would not want to dignify the character behind this
defamatory publications with any response but for the purpose of
letting the general public, especially the good people of Bayelsa
know the reasons for these barrage of attacks, we have decided to
address a few issues raised in the publication.
“On the alleged
use of multiple names by Chief Sylva, recalled that a Federal High
Court, in Abuja, in 2023, dismissed the alleged certificate forgery
case by Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiative, TADI,
against Chief Sylva.
"The court in a copy of its ruling
dated March 8th dismissed the matter following an application by the
lawyer to the plaintiff, Edward Onaga, seeking the withdrawal of the
case.
"TADI had dragged Sylva to court demanding his
suspension from office and prosecution for allegedly giving false
evidence and presenting false academic credentials for all political
positions he held so far.
"The group claimed it found that
the Minister mismatched names on his academic credentials among other
allegations.
"It is worthy to note that Chief Timipre Sylva
has already sworn an affidavit in respect of the identity issue and
has gone ahead to do a Deed Poll, which has already been gazetted. So
all legal processes have been duly followed.
"So, for anyone
to impute that Chief Sylva did not go to school or falsified his
certificate is a clear demonstration of a man who suffers from memory
loss. It’s only an imbecile that can concort such mischievous and
misleading information to sell to the public.
"Anyone who is
in doubt about Chief Sylva’s academic qualifications or
certification can also go to the University of Port Harcourt where he
graduated in 1986. His classmates are everywhere in NIgeria. Rotimi
Amaechi former Minister of Transportation is one of his classmates
and the Abia State Governor-elect who is the current president of the
University Of Port Harcourt Alumni was a year behind Chief Sylva, at
the university.
"These unfounded allegations against Chief
Sylva are clearly borne out of the minds of those elements who could
do nothing to halt the impending move to take Bayelsa state from
those who have kept the state on its kneels in the last decade.
"Chief Sylva has resolved not to be intimidated or
blackmailed into buckling down because of any sponsored falsehood and
harassment from any quarters.
"Nigeria belongs to all of us
and we must collectively reject the pull down syndrome of the few who
do not see anything good about the Nigerian State.
"This is
the time for all of us to join hands together with well-meaning
Nigerians to build a formidable nation where every Nigerian has a
stake."
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