Embattled ex-governor of Bayelsa State Timipre Sylva, who is presently facing corruption charges in the court, has expressed confidence about overcoming the present charges levelled against him.

While interacting with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Sylva described what he was experiencing as a passing phase that would come to pass.

When asked what he thought to be responsible for the fuss trailing his case, he pointed out that there had been many persons who were invited quietly by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) without being publicised like his own case.

According to him, each time he had a case, his photographs were always making the headlines of newspapers the following day.

On whether he knew where the persecution was coming from, he said he was oblivious of the source.

But he said, “If somebody is dancing, someone is beating the drum somewhere.”

He stressed that he was not the only former governor in the country.

“It is really uncalled for the way certain people are trying to celebrate my case above every other case as if mine is the singular case. There have been cases there for a long time,” the former governor noted.

Sylva said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would come out of the present National Assembly crisis which has led to factions within the party.

Those who were thinking that the crisis would lead to the disintegration of the party, he said, were wrong as the party "remains resilient and will emerge stronger after the present crisis."

The APC chieftain was also optimistic about the chances of the ruling party taking over power in his home state in the forthcoming gubernatorial election.