Despite Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) declaration the December 5 governorship election
in Bayelsa state inconclusive, the All Progressives
Congress (APC) candidate in the election, Timipre Sylva,
has asked INEC to add up and announce the results
from the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and
declare a winner in the elections. All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Sylva
Sylva said this in a petition to the INEC Chairman, Professor
Mahmood Yakubu, where he stated that the commission lacked the
powers to cancel already concluded or on-going election.
Timipre Sylva added that there is on provision under the constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and the Electoral
Act 2010 (as amended), for the Resident Electoral Commissioner, your
commission or any staff whatsoever to cancel election that has
commenced or concluded, in any manner as was done in Bayelsa state.
“Should the commission feel “strongly that it has the
powers to cancel already concluded or on-going
elections,” it should also cancel the elections in Ekeremor,
Sagbama Local Government Areas, Wards 4 and 5 of
Yenagoa and Ward 8,9 and 10 of Nembe Local
Government Areas.”
He insisted that on December 6 election materials were distributed
from Local Government Headquarters at Oporoma to the different
ward headquarters, and elections conducted in a free and fair manner at
the different polling units and results announce.
“That elections were concluded on Sunday 6th December
without any reported violence from the polling units or
wards either by INEC officials on the field at the units or
ward level.”
“That the different results from the LGAs were being
collated at the state collation centre in Yenagoa from
Sunday 6th to 7th December as the results were brought
in by the different LGAs, and the Returning officer never
reported any violence either during the election or while
collation was ongoing as he had told everyone that the
results of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area are still
being awaited.”
“That at about 4pm or 5pm, the Resident Electoral
Commissioner (REC) for Bayelsa State announced the
cancellation of the results of the election of Southern Ijaw
Local Government Government Area citing violence and
ballot snatching, and that another date for elections in
Southern Ijaw would be announced.”
Sylva further stressed that the current statues do not
support the cancellation of an election while collation was
on-going:
“We consider the action of cancelling results of an
election while collation is on-going as a dangerous
precedent, usurping of the functions of the Tribunals
established by the Constitution illegal and reminiscent of
the annulment of June 12, 1993 Presidential Election and
if allowed stand will not only expose your Commission to
endless and avoidable litigations and would become a
ready tool in the hands of officials of your Commission
the power to truncate the will of the people,” he maintained.
“Consequent upon the above facts, we are calling on you
to direct the Returning Officer to add up the results from
Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, and declare a
winner for the Bayelsa State Governorship elections held
between the 5th and 6th of December 2015.”
“However, without prejudice to our assertion in
paragraphs 16 and 17 above, where your Commission
feels strongly that it has powers to cancel already
concluded or on-going elections, it is demanded that, in
the interest of equity, fair-play and justice, your
commission cancels the elections in Ekeremor, Sagbama
Local Government Areas, ward 4 and 5 of Yenagoa and
wards 8,9 and 10 of Nembe Local Government Areas,”
Sylva concluded.
Meanwhile, governor Seriake Dickson, of Bayelsa State has set up a
judicial commission of inquiry
to investigate the violence and a breach of peace that occurred before
and after the governorship election between December 3 and 6 in the
state.
Source https://www.naij.com/664778-shocking-apcs-sylva-tells-inec-todeclare-winner-bayelsa-election.html

e dey smoke weed?

make this man relax first na

Ewo! POWER!!

End Time Gubernatorial Aspirant..

Yes he smokes weed.everyone in bayelsa knows dis. When he was governor. He will enter a chopper and sniff cocain in the air. Sometimes he will not show up for federal executive council meetin because he is high on drugs. Why APC decided to bring this man back is still a mystery.

This guy needs to see the doctor ASAP

This man

Nigeria politicians hahahahah

Maybe Silver and wada smoked the same type of weed!!!