Sylva, Diri trade words over violence

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, and incumbent Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday, engaged in a war of words over allegations of spying and violence ahead of the November 11 polls.

Sylva claimed in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Julius Bokoru, that Diri had recruited spies to monitor his movements but the second-term-seeking governor denied the allegation, saying the APC governorship flagbearer was crying wolf where none existed.

The former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources said this is according to a credible intelligence available to him.