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Bayelsa Killings: APC Makes Fresh Allegation Against Gov Dickson, PDP

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Seriake Dickson and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of causing violence in Bayelsa State.

Naija News reports that violence and killings that marred the PDP’s rally in Nembe, Bayelsa State, on Wednesday.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had fixed Saturday, November 16, 2019, for the Bayelsa State Governorship election.

In a statement on Thursday through the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, the party said the attack on the PDP rally was carried out by armed thugs mobilised to the event by PDP figures.

The party stated that he had earlier warned that the PDP was planning to cause mayhem to create an atmosphere of war at the stronghold of the APC.

Nabena said: “The PDP decided to unleash armed thugs, fake military and para-military men in uniforms, to cause unrest in the area, ultimately to create fear in the minds of our potential voters.

“We had alerted the security agencies and the general public on the secret release of about 100 awaiting trial inmates from Okaka Prison in the state capital, Yenagoa, by the state government.

“We also exposed the plot by the PDP-led government in the state to lure voters with N20,000 each, deploy fake police and military uniforms, clone Permanent Voters Card (PVCs), among others, to allegedly rig the governorship election.

“The manifestations of some of the concerns we raised three days ago seem to have started. If not, PDP will not have mobilized armed thugs to its rally to kill and cause mayhem, having realised that the people of this area had made up their minds to vote the APC.”

The APC called on security agencies to up their game and quickly identify those who were responsible for the violence and bring them to book.

“Just three days ago, we told the world that fake navy, army and police uniforms have been procured to kit political thugs, recruited by the PDP-led government in Bayelsa State. We have been vindicated with the display of desperation at Nembe council area by the PDP.

“It is now clear to all that the outgoing governor, Seriake Dickson, has become chaotic in the face of rejection of his party by Bayelsans as well as the soaring popularity of the APC in the state and the governor has now resorted to violence.”