Angbare Reveals Why APC Boycotted LG Elections In Bayelsa

Ebitimi Angbare, the governorship aspirant in Bayesla on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party has said that the party boycotted the local government election because it lacked confidence in the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC).

The APC’s governorship aspirant alleged that all the officials of the state electoral body were card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Naija News understands that Angbare said this on Wednesday after obtaining his nominations and expression of Interest form at the party national headquarters in Abuja.

Angbare, who said he was aspiring to be governor of the state for the third time, said that he was in the race because it was time for Bayelsa to join the league of Progressives states, noting that Bayelsa state had no business remaining in PDP.

He said; “The attack on the treasury is when you run a system that does not make public spending open, you are attacking the treasury.

“In a democracy, the way you measure progress in a democracy is different from a military regime.

“In a democracy, public spending must be open, you can’t tell us that you have spent N60 billion to construct a road from point A to point C.” 

“I would prefer direct primary, the president, National Assembly members were produced through direct primaries. We can only improve on that,” he said.