Edith CHUKU
Ahead of the November 11, 2023 elections in Bayelsa State, the Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has warned traditional rulers against any form of election violence.
Diri warned that any traditional ruler that allowed election violence in his domain would be deposed.
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The governor gave the warning at the weekend, when he led the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, governorship campaign team on a visit to the palace of the Okpo XXI of Okpoama Kingdom, King Ebitimi Banigo, at Okpoama in Brass Local Government Area of the state.
While thanking the Okpoama monarch, the council of chiefs and other stakeholders for their royal blessings and warm reception, the state’s helmsman urged them to sustain the prevailing peace in the state before, during and after the election.
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According to him, “Political parties and their supporters should be allowed to canvass for votes without molestation.
“Let me caution that any traditional ruler that connives to breach the peace during the election risks being dethroned by my administration. We will not condone electoral violence as a government that upholds democratic principles.”
