Governor Dickson accused of importing some thugs from the neighboring states

The Director, Media and Publicity,
Sylva-Igiri Campaign Organisation,
Nathan Egba, on Saturday berated
governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake
Dickson for allegedly importing over
5,000 thugs from neighbouring states
of Delta and Rivers to attack
supporters of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, and to cause violence
during the polls.
Egba also claimed that unknown
gunmen have been scaring
electorates away from polling units
in most communities in the state.
He said, “The wave of attacks has
confirmed our fears and the alarm
earlier raise that Governor Dickson
was the one planning to cause
violence.
“The affected communities are
Oporoma in Southern Ijaw LGA,
where the state Chairman of the APC,
Tiwei Orunimighe, hails from;
Nembe LGA; Brass LGA home of the
APC governorship candidate,
Timipre Sylva; and Ekeremor LGA
home of the Minister of State for
Agriculture and Rural Development,
Senator Heineken Lokpobiri.
“In Nembe-Ogbolomabiri on Friday,
two APC members were shot, until
the Military Task Force ordered
every resident to go into their houses
and remain indoors.
“In Sagbama town, headquarters of
Sagbama LGA, one APC supporter
was attacked. Sagbama is the LGA of
Governor Dickson, who is the PDP
candidate.
“In Oporoma, headquarters of
Southern Ijaw LGA, 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.”
Egba further claimed that former
governor of the state and
governorship candidate of the APC
in the Saturday’s election was on
Friday attacked by PDP supporters at
Odioma community in Brass Local
Government Area.
“The Joint Task Force had to
intervene by repelling the thugs and
whisking the former governor and
his entourage away,” Egba said