Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has congratulated the Bayelsa State Governor and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Seriake Dickson for having the people of Bayelsa behind him during the state’s governorship election, which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, declared inconclusive.
According to the governor, the failed attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to manipulate the Bayelsa State governorship election was a clear invitation to anarchy, even as he said Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari was fast becoming a shame.
Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said it was shameful that the two elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under Buhari’s kinsman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu were inconclusive.
“If in three days, INEC could not conduct credible election in Bayelsa State of just eight local governments, one wonders what will happen during the general elections in 2019. The simple reality is that INEC under this Buhari’s kinsman, Prof Yakubu, who is fast becoming the classical example of incompetence cannot guarantee free and fair elections in this country,” Fayose said.
He described Bayelsans as “worthy heroes of democracy, for showing that their power is more than that of the Abuja political oppressors.”
Governor Fayose also congratulated the Bayelsa State Governor and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Seriake Dickson for having the people of Bayelsa behind him.
He urged the governor and Bayelsa people not to lose their guard, saying; “Now that they have failed in their bid to use one local government to rig themselves to power, they will surely go back to their evil drawing board to plan fresh assaults.
“Therefore, Bayelsa people must henceforth sleep with their two eyes opened because the APC thieves come not only to steal, but to kill and that can be seen in the way and manner they murdered over 20 people just because they wanted power at all cost.”
Fayose warned on the consequences of destruction of the legacy of free, fair and credible electoral process bequeathed on Nigeria by Dr Goodluck Jonathan. With the ugly trend now starting, Fayose said: “Nigerians, especially we in Ekiti State are already taking a cue from the Kogi and Bayelsa States experience and are getting prepared for future elections.”
There is an adage that says “mkpo urua ana urua ana, yak ise naha ediyam”, meaning the wares are available and the market is open let’s see how the sales would be conducted. The APC is now in power and two states elections are here, let’s see how free and fair it would be and concluded. The security in Bayelsa State during the elections was nothing to write home about. Electoral officers were held hostage by the superior power of civilians yet the information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed will claim that all is well security wise. This is a state with only eight local governments. What will happen in 2019.
I hardly believed that we still had a shameless talkertive like Fayose as a governor in this present sanitized Nigeria. Upon all the good work president Buhari is doing, that fayose is yet to see. Even the arrest of the pdp chieftains over the sharing of $2.1b that was made to purchase arms to fight the insurgents, the Boko Haram. He’s here abusing PMB & his organized leadership by example administration. Don’t worry,soon former DSS minister under GEJ ‘ll mention your name among those he shared the money with. Warning, please leave our amiable president Buhari alone for your good.