LABOUR PARTY REJECTS NASS RESULTS, WANTS RECORD REMOVED

The Labour Party in Bayelsa state has expressed total loss of confidence in the ability of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Nwatalari Nwane and the Administrative secretary of INEC to conduct an acceptable election in 2011.

Addressing a news conference in Yenagoa last Sunday, the chairman of Labour party in the state, Mr. Atari Bobo-Adou made it clear that the party is rejecting the results so far declared and called for the immediate removal of the REC.

Bobo–Adou said the party has put the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission. Professor Attahiru Jega on notice that in six local government area electoral materials were allegedly hijacked and votes allotted to political parties.

He remarked that the opposition party is eagerly waiting for professor Jega to uphold his promise of prosecuting a serving senator who allegedly diverted electoral materials to his private residence with the aide of security agents and INEC officials.

The Party Chief described the outcome of the National Assembly elections as an unfortunate development for democracy in the country considering the fact that some persons in high places made desperate efforts to subvert the will of the people.

Bobo-Adou expressed reservations that PDP stalwarts in southern Ijaw Local government area allegedly highjacked materials meant for Olubobiri, Ezefu Peremabiri, Koluama and Azuzuama and prevented the electorates from voting.

The Chairman noted with dismay that in Amassoma, Otuan and Amatolo communities of Igboin clan, officials of INEC connived with a special adviser to Governor Timipre Sylva in conveying electoral materials without result sheets.

While Nembe Local Government area,, he noted that electoral materials meant for seven wards in the Bassambiri axis were said to have been hijacked by PDP loyalists using the security operatives as cover.

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GROUP ENDORSE TIMI ALAIB

One of the most prominent political support groups in Bayelsa state known as TIMI ALAIBE SUPPORT GROUP 2011 have been tirelessly pushing it campaign for the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate Mr. Timi Alaibe.

In an interview with BOF in yenagoa last week, the group publicity secretary Mr. Nasin Ebifegha said the group was born out of passion because of the poor and tyranny system of governance in Bayelsa State, where hunger and starvation has become other of the day.

Nasin stated that the group decided to embark on the call for Timi Alaibe to come and rescue Bayelsans from the shakos of poverty through various media.

He stated that even before Timi Alaibe Picked the Labour Party ticket he told UKPAKA REPORTERS an online news paper in a telephone interview that PDP will loose in Bayelsa State in the 2011 general elections if they fail to give Timi Alaibe the governorship ticket. Today Labour Party (LP) is the talk of the town in Bayelsa state.

The group General coordinator Mr. Souyo Kelvin Appah also confirmed to BOF that the group has all it takes to enthrone Alaibe to become the next governor in the state with it supporters comprising of both non-indigene and indigenes in every nook and crannies of the state.

There is no doubt that Bayelsa state is set to witness a new lease of life.

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