Bayelsa governorship candidates allege harassment
Governorship
candidates on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in
Bayelsa State are allegedly being harassed by agents of the state
governor, Timipre Sylva.
One of the
candidates, Fred Agbedi, made the allegation in Abuja yesterday and
said they have petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz
Ringim, the director general of the State Security Service (SSS),
Ekpeyong Attah, and the National Security Adviser, Owoye Azazi over the
matter.
“Well of course we
have sent our petition papers to the Inspector General of Police (IGP)
Hafiz Ringim, the Director General of State Security Service (SSS) and
to the National Security Adviser (NSA). There have been lots of attacks
on our campaign offices, our supporters are not spared,” Mr Agbedi said.
“There are lots of
aggression coming from the agents of the State Government. We just have
to cry out so that the law enforcement agencies will create peaceful
atmosphere for democracy to thrive in Bayelsa state.”
He, however, did not say if the security chiefs have addressed the issue.
Mr Agbedi, a former
chairman of the PDP in the state, told journalists at the party’s
national secretariat in Abuja after submitting his nomination form,
that the Sylva administration has lost credibility while the party has
lost grip of the state due to the alleged high-handedness of the
governor.
Claiming that he
helped put Mr Sylva in power, the candidate boasted that he will defeat
the incumbent because he represents the change that the people of
Balyesa yearn for.
“I have served as
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa and I felt that the
government I brought into office in Bayelsa has lost credibility. The
party is fast losing grip of the state and Bayelsa needs a change and I
am the change organ. My agenda are development, peace and rule of law”
The media aide to Mr Sylva, Doifie Ola, could not be reached on his
mobile telephone but he has in the past said that his principal’s
opponents are out to frustrate the governance in the state.
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