Leon Usigbe And Jacob Segun Olatunji -
Abuja
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the
outcome of today’s supplementary election in Southern Ijaw Local Government
Area of Bayelsa State has already been written in favour of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) and therefore, the exercise would be a mere
formality.
The acting national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, who made the allegation in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of colluding with the APC, the police and the military to perpetrate the act.
But it has warned of serious consequences should the people be prevented from freely exercising their franchise.
Saturday Tribune gathered that the party boss said available intelligence report suggested that the election would amount to nothing since the outcome was already in possession of the APC.
According to him, “Southern Ijaw is the home local government of former governor of the state, Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha and a known Ijaw leader. The state is politically divided into Nembe, Ogbia and Southern Ijaw, that is the home LGA of ijaws where the governor, Siarake Dickson is from.
“This is the strongest home base of the PDP. PDP has been winning elections in this core Ijaw LGA because it is the ancestral home of all Ijaws where the former governor and Ijaw leader DSP Alamieyeseigha and Dickson hail from.
“Intelligence report at our disposal shows that the election is just a mere formality as results have been written with INEC standing as the main culprit. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Minister of Defence and Police have directed INEC to write the results in favour of APC. There is the use of police and military personnel to intimidate voters and also scare them away as results are already written as directed.”
Secondus further alleged that winning the Bayelsa governorship election at all cost was part of APC’s plot to have a foothold in the South-South.
He added: “All ministers and government officials from the zone have been directed to ensure that Bayelsa is delivered to APC at all cost.”
The party chairman therefore called on the international community to be aware of the plot by the ruling party to seize Bayelsa State, warning that the action was capable of hurting the country’s nascent democracy.
He said that Nigerians and the global community should hold the APC responsible should any thing happen to democracy in the country because of the APC’s quest to turn Nigeria into a one party state.
Secondus recalled that similar attitude led to the collapse of the Second Republic.
Today’s election follows INEC’s declaration of the last election in state as inconclusive because of irregularities observed in Southern Ijaw council and a few other scattered polling units in the state.
The governorship candidate of the PDP and incumbent governor, Seriake Dickson is leading his APC counterpart, Timpre Sylva with about 30,000 votes out of the total declared so far.
The acting national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, who made the allegation in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of colluding with the APC, the police and the military to perpetrate the act.
But it has warned of serious consequences should the people be prevented from freely exercising their franchise.
Saturday Tribune gathered that the party boss said available intelligence report suggested that the election would amount to nothing since the outcome was already in possession of the APC.
According to him, “Southern Ijaw is the home local government of former governor of the state, Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha and a known Ijaw leader. The state is politically divided into Nembe, Ogbia and Southern Ijaw, that is the home LGA of ijaws where the governor, Siarake Dickson is from.
“This is the strongest home base of the PDP. PDP has been winning elections in this core Ijaw LGA because it is the ancestral home of all Ijaws where the former governor and Ijaw leader DSP Alamieyeseigha and Dickson hail from.
“Intelligence report at our disposal shows that the election is just a mere formality as results have been written with INEC standing as the main culprit. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Minister of Defence and Police have directed INEC to write the results in favour of APC. There is the use of police and military personnel to intimidate voters and also scare them away as results are already written as directed.”
Secondus further alleged that winning the Bayelsa governorship election at all cost was part of APC’s plot to have a foothold in the South-South.
He added: “All ministers and government officials from the zone have been directed to ensure that Bayelsa is delivered to APC at all cost.”
The party chairman therefore called on the international community to be aware of the plot by the ruling party to seize Bayelsa State, warning that the action was capable of hurting the country’s nascent democracy.
He said that Nigerians and the global community should hold the APC responsible should any thing happen to democracy in the country because of the APC’s quest to turn Nigeria into a one party state.
Secondus recalled that similar attitude led to the collapse of the Second Republic.
Today’s election follows INEC’s declaration of the last election in state as inconclusive because of irregularities observed in Southern Ijaw council and a few other scattered polling units in the state.
The governorship candidate of the PDP and incumbent governor, Seriake Dickson is leading his APC counterpart, Timpre Sylva with about 30,000 votes out of the total declared so far.
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