■ Dickson condemns violence,
killings
More than 14 people were feared killed
in the supplementary election held yesterday in Southern Ijaw Local Government
Area of Bayelsa. Among those allegedly killed were four policemen, two soldiers
and eight civilians.
Reacting to news of the killings, Bayelsa
State governor, Seriake Dickson condemned the electoral malpractice and
violence, which marred the supplementary elections in Brass, Nembe, Ekeremor
town and parts of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.
In a statement signed by the Chief
Press Secretary to the Governor, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the governor accused
the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains of masterminding the killings of
innocent Bayelsans in Brass, Ekeremor, Nembe and Sothern Ijaw and wondered why
the APC would kill to capture power.
The governor wept for those who were
killed and prayed for the repose of their souls. While calling for the arrest
of the perpetrators of the crime, Governor Dickson condoled the families of
those who have lost their dear ones.
While reiterating his earlier stance
that the APC was not ready for ‘One Man, One Vote’ the governor said the
violence had also vindicated him on his assertion that the security agencies
particularly, the Nigeria military are partisan and not willing to create the
enabling environment for a free and fair election to take place.
The governor also accused the security
agencies of providing cover for the APC to perpetrate violence and rig the
elections in the state.
“To achieve their sinister plot, APC
militants hijacked election materials and wrote results in many wards of
Southern Ijaw, Brass, Ekeremor town, Brass while elections were disrupted in
parts of Yenagoa and in a polling unit in Otokpoti, Ogbia Local Government
Area. The governor called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to
cancel the elections in polling units where the APC hijacked election materials
and wrote results.
Many PDP members were attacked in Brass
and Southern Ijaw and are in critical conditions at the Federal Medical
Centre, Yenagoa.
Governor Dickson thanked Bayelsans for
reposing confidence in him and his government and expressed confidence of
victory.
Source: The Sun
0 comments:
Post a Comment