‘Bayelsa election was set up for the PDP to win’ –Sylva

The governorship candidate of the All

Progressives Congress (APC) in the Bayelsa

governorship election, Timipre Sylva, has

rejected the decision of the Independent

National Electoral Commission (INEC) to

cancel the election in Southern Ijaw Local

Government Area.

INEC’s cancellation of the election in

Southern Ijaw LGA had rendered the entire

election inconclusive.

But Sylva, a former governor of the state,

said the Resident Electoral Commissioner,

Baritor Kpagir, had no authority to cancel an

election that had been concluded and which

result was being awaited.

He described INEC’s decision as a rape of

democracy, which was orchestrated to

benefit the Peoples Democratic Party.

“In Sagbama, there were no electoral

materials. PDP thugs snatched the materials,

wrote the results and it was accepted because

it favoured the PDP.

“The same thing applied im some parts of

Nembe, Yenagoa and Ogbia. We raised the

alarm, reported the matter but our

complaints were set aside because the PDP

won. This whole election was set up for the

PDP to win. I wonder why the APC was

allowed to contest”, Sylva said.

“The election of Southern Ijaw was held on

the 6th. The results were coming on the 7th

after the election had been concluded. The

REC did not cancel it when it was being

conducted.

“APC will not take this cancellation. The REC

has no power to cancel an election that has

taken place. It is only a returning officer that

has power to cancel an election.”