Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa and gubernatorial candidate
of the People Democratic Party (PDP), says Timipre Sylva, candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), causes violence during elections.
The off-cycle governorship elections are currently holding
in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states.
Speaking to the media after voting in his LG, Diri said he
was satisfied with the conduct of the election at his polling unit.
“INEC has improved from the last election, voting was fast,
smooth and seamless,” he said.
The governor said his party was concerned that its agents
and observers have been stopped from accessing Nembe LGA.
He said PDP has written an official letter to the chairman
of INEC on the matter.
“They have to take drastic measures to allow our people to
go in there to monitor the voting process. What we call for is a free and fair
electoral process,” he said.
“Let accreditation of
voters in Nembe be done by the BVAS as I have done here today.”
Speaking further, Diri accused Sylva of winning elections
through violence, adding that the people of Bayelsa do not deserve a violent
governor.
“Timipre Sylva has been a violent person in every election.
If you recall, the leader of the Ijaw nation, elder Edwin Clark, wrote a letter
to him on why he has refused to drop his forceful and violent way of winning
elections,” Diri said.
“However, God is on the throne and we’re standing against
him in his violent way of winning elections.
“Recall that his
deputy in Brass LG threatened our party members that if any is sighted, they
should be thrown into the Atlantic Ocean and that they’re not the first people
to die; and you’ll agree with me that pair is a violent pair and that’s not what
the people of Bayelsa deserve.”
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