Group Hails Ruling On Bayelsa Guber Polls

The People’s Power Partnership, (PPP), a grassroot, network working for Hon Henry Seriake Dickson/John Jonah, has hailed the judiciary for compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to include the name of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on its list for the Febraury 11 governorship election 12, Bayelsa State.

The Coordinator of the Network, Mr. Prince Crispus who stated this yesterday said the judiciary had once again exhibited an action that would strengthen and sustain  democracy and unity of the country.

An Abuja High Court had on Wednesday granted an ex-parte order, compelling INEC Chairman, Alhaji Attahiru Jega to include the name of Dickson, the PDP governorship candidate for the forthcoming governorship election.

Crispus said, the judgement had indeed restored the hope of the people of Bayelsa State to choose their candidate in the February 11 governorship election.

Meanwhile, the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Nathan Egba has flayed the role of the national leadership of the PDP for the crisis rocking the state chapter of the party.

Egba in a statement said the role of the party’s leadership had not helped the situation in Bayelsa State.

The commissioner regretted that the governor of the state who is also the leader of the party was sidelined during the conduct of the controversial primary election last year.

Egba said the party was at cross roads, stating that the only way forward was to wait for the court to decide.

According to him, the governor would be comfortable working with everybody in the party.

In another development, 20 governorship candidates of various political parties have threatened to boycott the February 11 governorship election if the PDP was imposed on INEC.

The candidates under the aegis of “Committee of Bayelsa State Governorship Candidates 2012” said they would boycott the election if any candidate not cleared is foisted on INEC by the PDP.