2023: One car burnt, many sustain injuries as Bayelsa PDP supporters clash over House of Rep’s seat
Suspected supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa at the early hours of today clashes in Yenagoa the Bayelsa state capital over alleged rivalry on the choice of candidate to contest for the position of Federal House of Representatives come 2023.
The clash, which threw the people of Kpansia community into panic, led to the burning of cars and matchers attacks on individuals and passerby. The car belonging Hon. Ada Morris, an aide to the State Governor was also set ablaze.
It was gathered that the supporters involved in the bloody clash allegedly belong to two camps of the State Commissioner of Health, Newton Aguele and a member of the State House of Assembly representing the constituency, Hon. Oforji Oboku.
Our heritage reporter gathered that the fight was triggered by the noticeble campaign dance around the Kpansia area by supporters of the State Health Commissioner, Hon. Newton Aguele while the angry rivals launched an attack.
Our heritage reporter visit to the scene showed that some of the burnt vehicles are being towed to the State Police headquarters. The arrival of policemen at the scene of the clash calmed down the situation.
It was also gathered that the key actors in the clash have been summoned by the State Commissioner of Police for an emergency meeting. The outcome of the meeting is not yet know as at the time of writing the report.
Contacted on the development, the spokesman of the Bayelsa Police Command,SP Asinim Butswat,confirmed that two suspected groups of thugs clashes but that the police is investigating the motive behind such act.
MEANWHILE , a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Hon Julius Bokoru, has condemned in strong terms the violence that ensued at the early hours of today in Kpansia, Yenagoa
Bokoru, who is the Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs and also a member of the national Petroleum Industry Act Implementation Committee, warned sponsors of violence in the Yenagoa Metropolis to desist and go about their political ambitions with sanity.
‘It pains me because I am a full Yenagoa man, I grew here and I am also from Yenagoa Local Government Area. Our dear Local government which is also the capital of the state used to be a very peaceful place, not until some PDP desperados began investing in violence as a political tactic
‘This is our local government and our state, we cannot allow it burn. I will be making an official report, as a private citizen, to the security agencies to fish out the parties involved in today’s unrest which was characterised by arson, gunshots, Yenagoa son’s critically wounded and cars torched.
‘I understand a state assembly man and a serving commissioner might be harassing themselves over the Yelga/Kolga House of Reps ticket in the PDP, well, its laughable because the APC will beat whoever rigs his way to their ticket’
Hon Bokoru urged APC members in Yenagoa to remain firm and calm and the spokesman to Nigeria’s energy chief is certain that in the spirit of fairness APC will produce, as usual, credible candidates for the forthcoming elections
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