Ahead of the collation of results and declaration of the winner of the Saturday governorship election in Bayelsa State, the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress has raised the alarm over an alleged plot to move the collation of results from Brass Local Government Area to Yenagoa, the state capital.
It further fingered the Bayelsa state governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate as masterminds of the plot.
A statement issued on Sunday and signed by APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, claimed that Brass LGA is an APC stronghold and declared that the plot to move the venue of the collation to Yenagoa was to manipulate the results of the local government.
It cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to succumb to the pressures.
The statement reads in part:” Our attention has been drawn to brazen efforts by Governor Duoye Diri and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to unlawfully and unduly pressure the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to move the collation of results from Brass Local Government Area to Yenagoa, the state capital.
“Brass, remarkably, is a major stronghold of our great party, where the people have voted massively for our candidate, Timipre Sylva. The move is a calculated attempt to manipulate the result of the votes in favour of the PDP.
“INEC must stand its ground and collate the votes of Brass LGA in Brass as mandated by law before moving to Yenagoa for the final state collation.
“We also vehemently condemn Governor Diri’s fervent incitement of violent protests at the Peace Park in Yenagoa.
This is utterly irresponsible and a violation of his oath of office as governor. The people of Bayelsa deserve to vote and have the results of the election declared in peace and safety.
Governor Diri must stand down on his attempt to set Bayelsa State ablaze and uphold the important duty of his office as the Chief Security Officer of Bayelsa State.”
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