#BayelsaDecides: APC Fires Back At PDP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has launched a counter accusation at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claiming they were responsible for the electoral violence that reportedly erupted in some parts of Bayelsa.

There were reports of violence in some parts of Bayelsa state Today, December 5 during the on-going gubernatorial election which is a strong face-off between Seriake Dickson who is representing the PDP and Timipre Sylvia, the candidate of the APC.

READ ALSO: Thugs Storm Dickson’s Area

The PDP had earlier accused the APC of collaborating with soldiers to instigate violence against its supporters. According to Leadership, the APC through Chief Nathan Egba, the director of media and publicity, the party accused the PDP of being responsible for the electoral violence.

The APC claimed Governor Dickson was responsible for the attack..

The statement read:

”We have it on good authority that Governor Seriake Dickson imported over five thousand thugs from neighbouring states of Delta and Rivers State to cause violence in the election.

The unknown faces now in most of the riverine communities of Bayelsa State have been terrorizing the people with gun shots to scare people away from the polling units.

The wave of attack has confirmed our fears and alarm earlier raised that Governor Dickson was the one planning to cause violence.

The affected communities are Oporoma in Southern Ijaw LGA, where the APC State Chairman, Tiwei Orunimighe, hails from, Nembe LGA, Brass LGA, home of the APC Guber candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, and Ekeremor LGA, home of the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri.

In Nembe-Ogbolomabiri yesterday, 2 APC members were shots until the Military Task Force ordered every residents to go into their houses and remain in-doors.

READ ALSO: Dickson Accuses Lokpobiri

In Sagbama town, headquarters of Sagbama Local Government Area, one APC supporter was attacked. Sagbama is the local government of Governor Dickson, who is the PDP candidate.

“In Oporoma, headquarters of Southern Ijaw Local Government, it took the Military force to repel the PDP thugs, who had planned to snatch the sensitive election materials. Four persons were reportedly killed in the gun battle.”

At Odioma community in Brass LGA, Chief Sylva, was attacked by PDP supporters on Friday evening. It took the intervention of the Joint Task Force to repel the thugs and whisked the former Governor and his entourage away.

Four journalists on the train of Chief Sylva, were missing in Odioma for several hours after the gun shots. It took the efforts of the JTF and local vigilante group to rescue the journalists from their hiding late night of Friday.”

“In Opolo town, the APC Ward 5 Campaign Organisation, Utovie Egba, was matchetted by PDP thugs, when they prevented APC polling agents from gaining access to the centre.”

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