• Laments five-month salaries owed teachers in Ekeremor
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has promised to attract more development to the state if elected.
Sylva, a former governor of the state, made the promise yesterday when his campaign train hit Ekeremor main town, Aleibiri and other communities in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state.
The former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources was given a rousing welcome in the communities visited as APC party faithful and members stormed the campaign venues from far and wide.
Sylva, while rallying support of the people of Ekeremor, one of the LGAs that command large votes in the state, took a swipe at the Douye Diri administration, alleging that the governor is clueless and confused on the direction to take the state.
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He opined that the incumbent governor, who is also the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was not delivering on the dividends of democracy to Bayelsans.
He, therefore, assured the people of Ekeremor of more strides in infrastructural development such as electrification of the LGA, provision of potable water and payment of salaries owed teachers.
Sylva stated: “I understand that five months’ salaries are being owed primary school teachers. That will be paid within 100 days of my government.
“I also understand that some people have been unjustly removed from their jobs. This is unacceptable. My government will surely bring them back.
“We must change the sitting government. Workers’ salaries are not adequate; they cannot live well within their incomes, yet they are still being owed. We must seek means for our people to live well. I am telling the youths here that if you know what is good for you, you must vote for us.”
He lamented the current conditions of youths in the state, promising that when elected on November 11, 2023, he would prioritise youths empowerment and education.
Sylva noted: “I have made a promise and my promise is a bond. I said I would create women millionaires in Ekeremor and by the time I am leaving we will come back here to celebrate.”