Politics
#NigeriaDecides2019: Military shot my photographer – Gov. Dickson
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, on Sunday alleged that a photographer attached to the Government House, Yenagoa, was shot, and a ward chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) killed by the military.
Dickson alleged that the military colluded with some politicians to perpetrate the violence, which he said, characterised Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly polls in the state, NAN reports.
The PDP ward chairman, Mr Seidougha Taribi and the photographer, Reginald Dei, were reportedly shot during the elections in Oweikorogha, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.
Dei is in critical condition at Diete Koki Memorial Hospital Opolo, Yenagoa, but Taribi died before getting to the hospital.
At a news conference on Sunday, the governor commiserated with the families of all those that lost their lives to electoral violence during the polls.
”The two were shot by soldiers and my condolences go to the families of those that were killed.
”It is regrettable that people have to die because of elections and we have been advocating against electoral violence in the past eight years.
”I commend the people of Ekeremor and Brass, including INEC, for resisting the pressure to sabotaging the voting process, and people actually voted there for the first time.
“Prior to this time, they have been used to hijack of the process.
”It shows that our advocacy for peaceful elections is paying off but unfortunately, in places like Nembe-Basambri, it was still the same old story of hijacking the electoral process and I encourage them to resist it,” he said.
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