- Diri, Lyon in intense contest in Bayelsa
- Wada tackles Bello in Kogi
- Lyon gets lifeline from Appeal Court
- IG Adamu assures voters of maximum security
- 35,000 policemen deployed in Kogi, 31,041 in Bayelsa
- Police withdraw officers from VIPs in Bayelsa
- INEC Chair promises free, fair poll
Emmanuel Addeh in Yenagoa and Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja
Tension remains very high as voters in Bayelsa and Kogi states file out today to decide who takes charge of the administration of their states in the next four years.
As at press time, tough-looking security agents were seen on the streets of Yenagoa and Lokoja, while residents and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) plead with the political parties for peaceful poll.
In Bayelsa State, the governorship election is a straight fight between Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and David Lyon of the All Progressives…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
