The Bayelsa state Governor, Seriake Dickson, has vehemently rejected the result of the Saturday gubernatorial poll in the state.
The Governor accused the All Progressive Congress APC for using ex-president Goodluck Jonathan to make illegality legitimate.
It could be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC had declared the gubernatorial candidate of the APC, David Lyon, as the winner of the Saturday governorship poll in the state.
The Governor made the allegation while addressing a world press conference in Yenagoa on Tuesday.
Dickson stressed that the election was widely characterized by violence and malpractice adding that, the People Democratic Party PDP never lost the election.
He said “Our candidate, Sen. Douye Diri and the party chairman have been speaking about the charade called election that took place in Bayelsa on Saturday, and the invasion of our state by security forces.
“The dehumanisation of our people and how the majority of the areas and in places, where our people were denied the right to vote for the candidate of their choice.
“The story is all out there that what took place in the state on Nov. 16 was not a democratic election.
“So, today, I’m here to add my voice to all that has been said already, and it was so brazen, it has never been like this in this state before.
“I know that in 2015, we went through a very though time, there was displayed of federal might, but at least, it was not as bad as this.”
Dickson lamented the endorsement of Mr David Lyon the governor-elect by ex-president Good luck Jonathan was regrettable and a ploy by the APC to strategically take over the state.
He said “Jonathan remains my oga and I respect him, but there are lots of efforts by certain interest to create a rift between us, there is no politician that has been there for the former president than me.
“He has also helped me but it is unfortunate that I am being misconstrued in this matter of the election, I tried to meet Jonathan for 16 times and he opted to support a candidate that does not wish me well.
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“I will soon write my memoirs and people will have a fair view of what happened, the visit of some APC governors to Jonathan who congratulated the APC candidate without congratulating the candidate of his party.
“It is strategic for APC leaders to use Jonathan to legitimise the illegitimacy that happened on Saturday.”
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