Following the widespread violence, security breaches and election
manipulation that were carried out by Governor Seriake Dickson and his
party the PDP, in parts of Bayelsa State during last Saturday’s
Governorship election, the Sylva/Igiri Campaign Organisation hereby
calls for the cancellation of results from Ekeremor and Sagbama Local
Government Areas of the State.
manipulation that were carried out by Governor Seriake Dickson and his
party the PDP, in parts of Bayelsa State during last Saturday’s
Governorship election, the Sylva/Igiri Campaign Organisation hereby
calls for the cancellation of results from Ekeremor and Sagbama Local
Government Areas of the State.
It is now a well known fact that over one thousand armed men suspected
to have been imported from Delta and Rivers States by Gov. Dickson
stormed Ekeremor community where they unleashed terror on the entire
community from the wee hours of election day for many hours before
they were repelled by the army, only for them to return in the evening
when results were about to be collated.
to have been imported from Delta and Rivers States by Gov. Dickson
stormed Ekeremor community where they unleashed terror on the entire
community from the wee hours of election day for many hours before
they were repelled by the army, only for them to return in the evening
when results were about to be collated.
The gun men we suspect were hired for the sole purpose of
assassinating the Hon. Minister for State, Agriculture, Sen. Heineken
Lokpobiri as they launched a sustained attack on his residence with
grenade, dynamite and gunshots for hours before the army repelled
them. He was very lucky to have survived that night as they returned
in the evening to continue till they were again repelled by the army.
But in the meantime, they had carted away sensitive election materials
to manipulate in favour of PDP and returned for collation.
assassinating the Hon. Minister for State, Agriculture, Sen. Heineken
Lokpobiri as they launched a sustained attack on his residence with
grenade, dynamite and gunshots for hours before the army repelled
them. He was very lucky to have survived that night as they returned
in the evening to continue till they were again repelled by the army.
But in the meantime, they had carted away sensitive election materials
to manipulate in favour of PDP and returned for collation.
In Sagbama Local Government Area, the home of Gov. Dickson, the youths
who were again said to have been brought from Delta and Rivers states,
also hijacked the materials that were meant for all the riverine
communities in the LGA including the ward of the former Acting
Governor of the State, Nestor Binabo. Other Wards where election did
not hold, includes Wards I & II.
who were again said to have been brought from Delta and Rivers states,
also hijacked the materials that were meant for all the riverine
communities in the LGA including the ward of the former Acting
Governor of the State, Nestor Binabo. Other Wards where election did
not hold, includes Wards I & II.
The violence, which cut across the state, largely took place in parts
of Sagbama, Ekeremor and Southern Ijaw LGA, where election was later
rescheduled.
of Sagbama, Ekeremor and Southern Ijaw LGA, where election was later
rescheduled.
We therefore, call on the INEC to cancel the election results in the
two local government areas of Sagbama and Ekeremor and reschedule the
exercise.
two local government areas of Sagbama and Ekeremor and reschedule the
exercise.
The Sylva-Igiri Campaign also condemn in very strong terms the
continuous breach of electoral laws by Gov. Dickson when he stormed
the Yenagoa LGA Collation Centre last night to threaten APC Collation
Agents and this morning when he went to Oporoma against the law and
also with full security details against the IGP’s directive.
continuous breach of electoral laws by Gov. Dickson when he stormed
the Yenagoa LGA Collation Centre last night to threaten APC Collation
Agents and this morning when he went to Oporoma against the law and
also with full security details against the IGP’s directive.
