The Police in Bayelsa has urged political parties in the state to abide by the electoral rules in the forthcoming local government and gubernatorial elections.
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Tamaraugoubra said she came to the tribunal to testify to the fact that she wanted to vote, but could not because election was not conducted on December 6 as scheduled
He stressed that despite the setback the party suffered in the 2015 general election, the PDP has what it takes to recapture power in 2019 and render better grassroots-oriented leadership to the people of Nigeria
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Sylva lost to the incumbent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon. Seriake Dickson
Ajulo said in a statement late on Sunday: “Election in Bayelsa State is concluded with the declaration of Gov. Seriake Dickson as the Governor-elect, while congratulating the winner of the poll for the well deserved victory, I will however point out that the unfortunate highlight of the election was the predominance of violence
The governor in an emotion-laden statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, released to journalists on Sunday night in Yenagoa, vowed that he would do everything possible to identify the perpetrators of the violence that led to deaths during the election and bring them to justice
The governor, who described the people of Bayelsa State as “worthy heroes of democracy that stood their ground against agents of darkness that were prepared to shortchange them by imposing a governor they do not want on them”, said Governor Dickson’s victory was another vindication of his prediction on 20 things to expect this year
Eyewitness account added that the Chairman of Ekeremor Local Government, Hon. Billy Tobiye, and the PDP ward agent, Tams Alari, as well as other notable members of the PDP and the traditional ruler of Ekeremor, HRH Agbodo Gbaseimo, were also attacked
Wariowei said the Commission received the sensitive materials on Wednesday and distribution had commenced in Ekeremor Local Government Area on Thursday
The suspected APC thugs, it was gathered, stormed the area brandishing dangerous weapons, including machetes and cudgels.
They headed straight for the residence of the deputy governor’s brother
The Police has commenced extensive security operations in the state, including the deployment of plain cloth detectives and surveillance helicopters for aerial patrols, while gunboats and speed boats will complement the Police Marine Unit to convey security personnel and election materials to riverine communities
The supplementary poll will be conducted in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area where the exercise was cancelled following widespread violence and 101 other polling units across the state
The violence, according to Dickson, was to rig the election for which the people of Southern Ijaw have remained resolute to vote massively for the Peoples Democratic Party despite the abnormalities that culminated in the cancellation of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission
The General Secretary of the IPA, Dave Ombe, in a statement accused of Agip of working with the APC not only by donating about N500 million to its governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, but also afforded the party the opportunity to unleash violence in Brass Local Government Area and consequently rigged the election
The party regretted that despite its petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission and the leadership of the security agencies, the perpetrators were still walking on the streets freely, strategising on how to unleash mayhem in the forthcoming January 9, 2015 rerun election
A statement issued by the Director of Publicity of the Restoration Campaign Organisation, Jonathan Obuebite, said the APC has still not learnt any lesson from the incident because “Sylva and others were hell-bent on using the same federal institutions like the military, police, INEC to rig the election in Southern Ijaw”
The PDP said its checks revealed that over N2 billion of the fake currencies are already in circulation, while the APC is still planning to print more for the re-run election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area
Argungu said in a statement that information at the disposal of the police has it that some disgruntled elements are planning to carry out illegal demonstrations and rallies
Buhari, represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, made the call on Tuesday at the grand finale of the APC campaign for the election
Kpagih said the commission had prepared well for the election, adding that the state office had started taking delivery of sensitive and non-sensitive election materials