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February 17, 2021
The Bayelsa Government has expressed support for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on its deregistration of political parties that fail to fulfill provisions of the Electoral Act and the Constitution.
The state’s Deputy Governor, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, made this known when he met the newly elected state executive committee of Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Yenagoa.
In a press statement issued on Wednesday by the Senior Special Adviser to the Deputy Governor, Mr Doubara Atasi, he explained that government’s position on the issue was due to its belief in the rule of law and need to strengthen the country’s democracy.
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The governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has appealed to members of the political class in the state to shun politics of hate in the interest of the masses, stressing that the only way the state can grow is when politicians across party lines unite for the purpose of development.
Diri made this appeal in Government House, Yenagoa, when he received defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Young Democratic Party (YDP), on Tuesday.
The defectors include former Nigerian Ambassador to Venezuela, Senator Felix Oboro, as well as former members of the House of Representatives namely Hon Bolous Indiamaowei, Hon Mike Epengule and Hon Graham Ipigansi, who are all returning to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from APC.