hundreds of PDP supporters , men, women and youths, took to the
streets of Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa state in protest of what they
called 'military hijack' of the electoral process.
The protesters who carried placards and sang war songs, attempted to
storm election result collation centre.
Messages on some of the placards read: "we need peace; we say no to
evil; military, stay away from politics; leadership is about building,
not destroying."
Security agents stationed in front of the State High Court, had a
difficult time putting them under check as the angry protesters
insisted on going into the collation centre, dead or alive, to see
INEC officials.
Not even reinforcement from operatives of the Nigerian Army deter the
determined protesters who alleged that military operatives hijacked
electoral process in the Southern Ijaw and Nembe local government
areas.
As at the time of filing this report, senior police officers were
still appealing and negotiating with the protesters who insisted that
only INEC commissioner must come and address them.
The PDP candidate, Governor Seriake Dickson, in the results declared
so far, has won five of the six local government areas. His opponent,
the APC candidate, Timipre Sylva has won in one.
The outstanding results are from Nembe and Southern Ijaw councils. The
latter has over 120,000 registered voters and is said to be the
stronghold of Sylva.
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