Gov Dickson Calls For Rejection Of Results In Bassambiri
By Samuel Oyadongha
YENAGOA – GOVERNOR Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has accused the military authorities particularly the General Officer Commanding, 6th Division of the Nigerian Army of subverting the will of the people in the electoral process in the state.
Dickson who made the accusation Sunday at media chat in Yenagoa, decried unlawful orders issued by the GOC to officers and men who allegedly provided cover for APC leaders and thugs to carry out electoral fraud in some parts of the state.
The governor also condemned the killings and hijacking of electoral materials in areas such as Bassambiri, Oluasiri, Opu Nembe, Agbere, Oweikorogha, Apoi, Azuzuama and Korokorosei as well as taking hostage of officer’s hostage in a hotel at Bassambiri, describing the acts as terrorism.
He therefore called on the Independent Electoral Commission to reject results from the affected areas to promote the integrity of the Commission and the electoral process. Dickson however commended the people of Ekeremor and Twon Brass who for the first time took the bold step to vote in the election.
He attributed the development to his administration’s relentless advocacy for the respect for the fundamental human rights and the creation of the conducive atmosphere for political participation in the state.
The governor lamented that the Nigerian Army, a major respected public institution could lower its reputation to take directives from politicians to do their biddings contrary to their code of conduct guiding its operations. Dickson who expressed sadness over the shooting of Government House Photographer, Reginald Dei and gruesome murder of PDP members including the Ward Chairman In Oweikorogha community Mr. Seidougha Taribi, sympathisezd with their families over the incident. H
e said his administration would set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the political killings and other offences committed during the 2019 general elections.
Source:- Vanguardngr
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