Politics
Dickson Says Bayelsa Poll Characterized By Violence, Tenders Video To Corroborates Claim
The Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, has said that the gubernatorial poll of Saturday was characterized by violence across the state.
The Governor in corroborating his claim tendered video evidence of violence recorded during the governorship poll in some local government areas of the state.
Dickson also described the Saturday gubernatorial poll as a charade and a carefully orchestrated plan to forcefully take over the state towards entrenching a one-party system.
The Governor made the allegation while addressing a World Press Conference in the state capital on Tuesday.
Dickson said “This was not the first time that we are having elections. People were killed, some ripped open and thrown into the river and up till now no arrest.
“As democrats, we believe in using democratic procedures in challenging what happened in Ogbia.
“In Ogbia, there was no collation done. In most of the areas, at the conclusion of voting, the soldiers came and rounded up everybody and forcibly took them to Ogbia town and asked all PDP leaders to leave to enable them to replace pre-written results.
“And so the results announced for Ogbia, like those for Southern Ijaw and Nembe were not real.
“What has happened in Bayelsa is one of the most brazen acts of distortion and rape of our democracy.
“What took place was not a democratic election. It was a military coup. It was the height of conspiracy by the federal government and security agencies to subvert the democratic rights of our people for the sole purpose of foisting the APC on the people.
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“It has never been like this before. In 2015, it wasn’t as bad as this. In this case, not only was the Army directed to take over our place, but to collude with the APC thugs to unleash terror on our people.”
Governor Dickson however, sued for peace in the state adding that, justice would prevailed.
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