The rerun gubernatorial elections taking place in Bayelsa state
today, January 9, is the major topic of discourse in Nigeria at the
moment.
Governor Dickson and Chief Sylva
The commission explained that the election was nullified due to violence, abduction of electoral officials and ballot box snatching in the local government area.
Governor Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had already won six out of the seven local government areas but the Southern Ijaw LGA has the highest number of voters in the state which is capable of changing the tide in favour of Chief Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The competitive nature of the election has further increased tension in the South-south state as the re-run is expected to be keenly contested by both parties.
Furthermore,the speaker of the state House of Assembly, Konbowei Benson, was yesterday allegedly attacked in Korokorosie in Southern Ijaw LGA. Benson claimed that suspected members of the opposition threw dynamite that destroyed part of his house.
These incidents occurred despite assurances from the Bayelsa state police command that adequate police personnel have been deployed to the state to maintain peace and order during the before, during and after the election.
Policemen deployed for the election
Meanwhile, many supporters of the PDP have taken to micro-blogging site, Twitter, alleging that the Muhammadu Buhari government is desperate to install Chief Sylva as the governor of the state.
President Buhari and Chief Sylva
They have been tweeting with the hashtag #BuhariDecides as against the trending #BayelsaDecides. Their believe is that the president has already decided that Sylva will emerge as the number one citizen of the state.
Chief Sylva was appointed as the inauguration committee chairman of President Buhari when the president won the 2015 presidential election. He was a joint chairman with the former secretary of the federal government, Chief Anyim Pus Anyim (middle)
Governor Dickson and Chief Sylva
The commission explained that the election was nullified due to violence, abduction of electoral officials and ballot box snatching in the local government area.
Governor Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had already won six out of the seven local government areas but the Southern Ijaw LGA has the highest number of voters in the state which is capable of changing the tide in favour of Chief Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The competitive nature of the election has further increased tension in the South-south state as the re-run is expected to be keenly contested by both parties.
Furthermore,the speaker of the state House of Assembly, Konbowei Benson, was yesterday allegedly attacked in Korokorosie in Southern Ijaw LGA. Benson claimed that suspected members of the opposition threw dynamite that destroyed part of his house.
These incidents occurred despite assurances from the Bayelsa state police command that adequate police personnel have been deployed to the state to maintain peace and order during the before, during and after the election.
Policemen deployed for the election
Meanwhile, many supporters of the PDP have taken to micro-blogging site, Twitter, alleging that the Muhammadu Buhari government is desperate to install Chief Sylva as the governor of the state.
President Buhari and Chief Sylva
They have been tweeting with the hashtag #BuhariDecides as against the trending #BayelsaDecides. Their believe is that the president has already decided that Sylva will emerge as the number one citizen of the state.
Chief Sylva was appointed as the inauguration committee chairman of President Buhari when the president won the 2015 presidential election. He was a joint chairman with the former secretary of the federal government, Chief Anyim Pus Anyim (middle)
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