Bayelsa Governor Raises The Alarm On Planned Election Violence

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has alerted security agencies on a plan by the opposition to cause mayhem in Ogbia local government area during the November 11 governorship election.

Governor Diri also accused the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva, of being anti-development and anti-progress.

The Bayelsa governor, who is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, spoke at the Ogbia Constituency 2 rally at Otuokpoti after campaign stops at riverine Anyama-Ogbia and Emadike communities.

He said the opposition was planning to bring thugs to cause mayhem in Anyama-Ogbia.

He said: “This battle is between those who are for and against development. It is between light and darkness. We are talking about your development as individuals and communities.

“Let the world know what they are planning in Anyama where we are strong, they are going to bring youths who are not from here, sew them military uniforms and cause mayhem in connivance with one or two people from here. Let the world and the military take note.”

Reeling out projects embarked upon by his administration in the local government, he promised to do more when re-elected.

“They were in government for five years and what did they do in Ogbia land? Today, we are building a road from Akaba in Yenagoa to Okodi and Emadike. The Otuoke-Onuebum road was destroyed and impassable. But now that road is almost completed.

“Elebele community was cut off and one of the first projects we started was to build that bridge. We did the same with the Imiringi community bridge too.

“The old bypass to Elebele had a metallic bridge. But we have built a befitting road there. For us, it is how we can develop the state,” he added.