A plan by the opposition to cause mayhem in the Ogbia local government area on November 11 during the governorship election has been made known to security services by Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri.
Chief Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor, was also branded anti-development and anti-progress by Governor Diri.
After making campaign stops in the riverside Anyama-Ogbia and Emadike towns, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Bayelsa addressed the crowd at the Ogbia Constituency 2 event in Otuokpoti.
He claimed that the opposition intended to send goons to Anyama-Ogbia to sow mayhem.
He said: “This battle is between those who are for and against development. It is between light and darkness. We are talking about your development as individuals and communities.
” Let the world know what they are planning in Anyama where we are strong, they are going to bring youths who are not from here, sew them military uniforms and cause mayhem in connivance with one or two people from here. Let the world and the military take note.”
Reeling out projects embarked upon by his administration in the local government, he promised to do more when re-elected.
“They were in government for five years and what did they do in Ogbia land? Today, we are building a road from Akaba in Yenagoa to Okodi and Emadike. The Otuoke-Onuebum road was destroyed and impassable. But now that road is almost completed.
Elebele community was cut off and one of the first projects we started was to build that bridge. We did the same with the Imiringi community bridge too.
“The old bypass to Elebele had a metallic bridge. But we have built a befitting road there. For us, it is how we can develop the state,” he added.
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