Ahead of Saturday’s Bayelsa State governorship run-off election in Southern Ijaw, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to use all means necessary in a democracy to resist any move by the All Progressives Congress (APC) or election officials to rig the election.


The party said it had since been made aware of plots by the APC to use compromised security operatives and INEC officials to attempt to produce fictitious votes and declare itself winner, but vowed that any such unholy bid would be greeted with vehement resistance and dire consequences.


The PDP leadership in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh early yesterday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to get involved in any attempt to commit malfeasance during the supplementary poll.
It said Southern Ijaw was a well-known PDP stronghold and that it would never accept any results that do not reflect the will of the people.


According to the PDP, it would rally its formation in the state and particularly Southern Ijaw Local Government to resist any attempt to manipulate the electoral process.


“We issue this statement as direct notice to the APC and their compromised INEC, military and other security operatives who have been stationed to ostensibly assist to produce fictitious votes with which the APC intends to declare itself winner.


“Let it be known to all that the PDP is fully mobilised for Saturday’s supplementary election. Our members across Southern Ijaw have been stationed in every polling unit, every collation center and every exit and entry point in the area, and have been directed to use all mean available in a democracy to stop the APC in their trail.


“Southern Ijaw Local Government is a well-known stronghold of the PDP and we will not in anyway accept anything short of free, fair and credible elections, abundantly reflecting the will of the people. Anything to the contrary will attract terrible consequences. We restate our resolve that never again would the PDP allow itself to be manipulated out in any election at any level, no matter the intimidation by the APC-led administration.

culled from ThisDay

It high time APC and their monger shearte their sword. u cant impose A crafty man to them. bayelsa must stand up and fight this monger and their allies to standstill. enough of this nonsense.