Bayelsa guber poll: ‘Diri hired spies to monitor my movement’, Sylva alleges

<p>The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has accused the state governor, Senator Douye Diri, of recruiting spies to monitor his movement.</p>, <p>Sylva in a statement signed and sent to DAILY POST on Sunday, by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Julius Bokoru, said credible intelligence available to him indicated that the spies operating across the state especially the Bayelsa International Cargo Airport were asked to document and report his movements in the state to some off-grid security architecture in Bayelsa.</p>, <p>The former governor said the spy activities were being coordinated by a close security aide of the governor with the aim of compromising his convoy.</p>, <p>He called on security agencies and members of the public to take note of Diri’s strategy of violence against him and the people of Bayelsa with special focus on Opu-Nembe.</p>, <p>According to him, instead of adopting the strategy of commissioning and inaugurating projects to convince the electorate, like other serving governors seeking reelection, Diri has resorted to desperation, violence and underhand practices following his failure in office.</p>, <p>The statement said: “Credible reports available to H.E Chief Timipre Sylva, Governorship Candidate of the APC in Bayelsa State suggests that Gov. Douye Diri has commissioned spies across the state, especially at the Bayelsa International Cargo Airport, to document and report Chief Sylva’s movements in Bayelsa and environs to some off-grid security architecture in the State.</p>, <p>“This desperate, illegitimate security operation is headed by a close security aide to Gov. Diri and the end game, as is known, is to compromise the convoy and security of Chief Sylva.</p>, <p>“This is to alert the general public and especially the security agencies across the nation to take note of Gov. Diri’s strategy of violence against Sylva and the Bayelsa people with special focus being Opu-Nembe.</p>, <p>“A serving Governor’s chief campaign