Bayelsa election can’t be rigged -Dickson
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, on Monday declared that the December 5 governorship election cannot be rigged by anybody.
Dickson in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said the election would be decided by the will of the people based on the antecedents of the contenders.
The governor said: “Let me assure you all Bayelsans that the fear of rigging in this election, reasonable as it sounds, will not be possible. Nobody can rig this election, because the whole world will be in Bayelsa to monitor the process.
“Your votes will count. When you vote on election day, wait and be a monitor yourself. There will be adequate security and all key federal institutions that will be saddled with the task of conducting the election such as INEC and law enforcement agencies will be fully on ground to ensure there are no hitches or give room for manipulation in favour of a particular candidate.”
He urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return to their initial party without further delay and join him in his re-election for the development of the state.
Dickson said his appeal was borne out of his feelings that the defectors were being humiliated and betrayed by the state leadership of the APC.
According to him, the defectors had been rendered onlookers in their quest for political participation and relevance.
He said the opposition party did not represent any viable alternative to peace, unity and development of the state.
He alleged that the APC leadership in the state had a repressive and retrogressive past, which would not serve any better purpose in the current dispensation.
Dickson stressed that the forthcoming election was not about him, but for the greater good of the state.
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