Bayelsa Poll: Tight security in Yenagoa as Supreme Court delivers judgment

Residents of Yenagoa woke up on Tuesday morning to witness increased security around Government House and strategic areas of the capital in anticipation of Supreme Court judgment on Bayelsa governorship poll.

All the roads leading to Onopa, the seat of government were blocked by armed security men.

Motorists and other commuters were forced to seek alternative routes to their destinations.

The Supreme Court will deliver judgment on Tuesday on the legal tussle between Governor Seriake Dickson of the PDP, who was declared winner of the poll and Chief Timipre Sylva, the APC candidate who challenged the victory.

Sylva had approached the election petitions tribunal which upheld Dickson’s election.

Not satisfied by the verdict of the tribunal, the APC candidate took his case to the Appeal Court which also affirmed the decision of the tribunal.

Inspite of the heavy presence of security men deployed to strategic locations, the capital remains calm.

DSP Asinim Butswat disclosed in a telephone interview that the deployment was to ensure that the prevailing peace in the capital is maintained.