The governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has pledged to remove any traditional chief who permits politicians to harass voters ahead of the upcoming general election.
During the launch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign for the Bayelsa Central senatorial district on Monday in Yenagoa, the state capital, Diri made this statement.
The government, he claimed, will find any community that commits such an act.
The state’s governor asked residents to vote for all PDP candidates in order to give the party the best chance of reversing the nation’s economic ills.
He gave the populace his word that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential candidate, had what it takes to turn the nation around.
“As for traditional rulers, anyone who allows politicians to deprive other people from exercising their civic rights would be dealt with.
“I urge you to give your mandate to the PDP for more dividends of democracy,” he said.
Also speaking, the PDP state chairman, Mr. Solomon Agwanana, said the strength of PDP is in the hands of every Bayelsans who support the achievements of Governor Diri.
He urged the party supporters not to give opposition parties the chance to win election in the state.