Timipre Sylva, the former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, has officially flagged off his campaigns amidst fanfare ahead of the November 11 governorship election in the state despite a court order restraining him from partaking in the election.
Sylva started his campaign at Agbere, before moving on to Ebedebiri Community and Sagbama Local Government Council Headquarters in Sagbama Council Area.
He promised to bring a new tide of human capital development, infrastructure, gas development, jobs creation and agriculture to the state.
The former governor, who referred to his ouster from office during the campaign, said he was taken away to be incubated and is back, more mature, experienced, bigger and better able to face the tasks of turning around the fortunes of the state for better.
He gave assurance that his administration would concentrate on human capital development, infrastructure, job creation, power, agriculture and security.
“We don’t want you to be spectators to development, we want to bring development to you.
“My incoming government is about human capacity development. When I look around I see virile young men and women, people who need work, empowerment and development and government is about the people and is for the people and with you in mind.
“We have done it before, we are experienced, and we know what to do, I was here before as governor, I was taken away and incubated and matured and now I am back, bigger and better.
“If you vote for the APC, you are voting for the good times, empowerment and a better future for yourselves and you are voting out this bad government of Douye Diri and the PDP,” he said.
