Chief Richard Kpodo, while speaking in Yenagoa, said the claims by Sylva that he was betrayed and deceived by President Jonathan in 2007 are "untrue,” "corrupt" and "blame shifting".
The Former Security Adviser to the Bayelsa State Government, Chief Richard Kpodo, yesterday described as "diversionary" claims by the Former Governor of the State, Chief Timipre Sylva that President Jonathan is responsible for Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) failures.
Chief Richard Kpodo, who served as the Special Adviser on Security Matters to Governor Timipre Sylva, and is a known member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the State, said Sylva’s claim is shifting blame for his own mistakes as a Governor.
Chief Richard Kpodo, while speaking in Yenagoa, said the claims by Sylva that he was betrayed and deceived by President Jonathan in 2007 are "untrue,” "corrupt" and "blame shifting".
According to Kpodo,"Is it because Jonathan has become an outgoing President that he now come forward to make frivolous claims? He claimed Goodluck betrayed him, but he betrayed himself. When we took over the administration of Bayelsa state from Goodluck, a committee was set up. The committee discovered a near empty treasury and was advised to let the people of Bayelsa know,
that means he was a party to the fraud. He was acting the good boy script. He was sharing the State fund.”
Chief Kpodo, who commended the APC for recording huge victory at the polls, warned against laxity, "the Party should be wary of this defectors rushing into the Party, In as much as many are needed, the party should be wary of moles that may be planted by the PDP in Bayelsa and other states.”
Kpodo called on President-elect that his decision to come clean and expose the characters within the Bayelsa APC was based on the need for breath of fresh air and change, "I don't want an appointment but want the Nigerian people to be provided with jobs; nd for the power sector to be probed and repositioned. All we want is for the right candidate to be allowed to fly the APC flag in Bayelsa and for the people to witness and feel change. Then, I would have been satisfied."