Bayelsa Poll: APC Will Surprise Diri, PDP, Says Nabena

He said Governor Douye Diri and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would be shocked by the defeat awaiting them at the polls.JAMB Portal

Nabena made the predictions in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the level of preparedness of the party for the state governorship election slated for November 11 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along with Imo and Kogi states.

The APC chieftain, who is also the Secretary of the Media and Publicity, Bayelsa state national gubernatorial campaign council, said the party’s victory was a done deal as the people of the state are disenchanted with the abysmal performance of the PDP-led government in the state.

Nabena further argued that the party has done it before and the people are waiting to give the mandate back to APC during the forthcoming governorship election.JAMB Result

He said: “We have done it before. We will still do it again. We have heard them saying by the side that they know what to do. You know they always collect it from the court. But this time around, it won’t work that way. They said even though APC wins it, they will collect it from the court but they will, be shocked by God’s grace.

“We are going to win. The PDP people won’t tell you the truth. In their campaign council, if you look at it, you will find out that their bigwigs like Senator Dickson are not there. They will not tell you. Because the governor too has abused the Senator who is from the same Senatorial District. Like I said before, my Senator from my Senatorial District made the mistake of bringing somebody like that. He is sad that the projects that he was doing have been abandoned by Diri. So what you are seeing in Bayelsa is just a couple of unfinished projects here and there.”

On the recent mass defection to APC and the denial by the state government, the APC chief said the governor and his party are afraid of what will become of their fate soon, saying “Already there is confusion in the PDP camp of Sylva’s candidacy.InformationGuideNigeria

“Even before now, they didn’t believe we were going to move to this extent. But they became afraid when they observed that we had started taking their key people.

“As I talk to you, in the PDP camp, there is confusion in every local government in the state. We don’t want to behave like them because their own PDP people have said they can’t. That is why we brought these people out there to the National television for people to see. Defecting is not the problem.

“We have seen a lot of people defect here and there. But at the end of the day, there is no result But this time around, we have a different approach. That is our secret.NYSC Portal

“As far as I am concerned, the people of Bayelsa have seen that the Governor has done nothing. I don’t blame the governor for saying the truth. The governor was not prepared. I once heard him telling his people ‘I said I want to be a Senator because I didn’t tell them I want to be a governor.’ Then Governor Dickson brought me out.

“That is to tell you that you cannot give what you don’t have. If you look at the state, there is a blackout. The governor is enjoying the light from local content. NDDC is giving them gas from the turbine light. Even in the state itself, there is no light. How will you develop the state? So, the governor has said himself that he didn’t beg anybody to vote for him. So he is doing his best even though it is not enough. For now, I don’t need to say much but I believe when the results start coming out, the results will speak for itself.”

“First and foremost, the security system should beam their focus on Bayelsa State and INEC must have a clear direction so that voters will know this is the system. So that everybody can protect his or her votes. Not that somebody will go to the government House and write for INEC.

“So tell us, are you going to transmit the result from polling units? Or what are you going to do? Are you going to use BVAS? Tell us from day one. Let there be a guideline and an understanding that this is it. Not the one court will say INEC can come up with anything they want. Politics is the biggest business in the world.”