Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has voiced concerns over off-season elections, urging the National Assembly to take action and harmonise the calendar for polls in the country.
Speaking after casting his voter in the ongoing off-season elections in Bayelsa, Jonathan emphasized that such elections do not align with global best practices.
“I’m worried about this issue of off-season elections because it does not conform with global best practices,” Jonathan stated.
Meanwhile Governor Douye Diri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Bayelsa State, has accused his major opponent, former governor Timipre Sylva, of being troublesome and blamed him for the reported threats to PDP members in Nembe.
He made the allegation shortly after casting his vote at Ward 6 Unit 4 Kalaowei Owei Sampou town in Kolokuma-Opokuma LGA of Bayelsa State around 8.40 am.
Diri said PDP members were being chased out of the area notorious for electoral violence.
The 64-year-old governor called on security agencies to intervene in Nembe and ensure a peaceful electoral process.
