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Nigeria - There was tension in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital yesterday as thousands of APC supporters took to the streets in protest over the cancellation of the rescheduled governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state.
According to Vanguard, the protesters carried placards and sang anti-INEC songs, caused serious gridlock in the town. They marched from the APC secretariat at the Yenezue-Gene suburb of Yenagoa to the office of INEC on Swali Road to register their grievances over the cancellation of Southern Ijaw election result.
It was the second protest in two days despite the ban on street procession by the police.
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, mainly women from Southern Ijaw council, had on Monday staged a peaceful protest close to the INEC collation centre, calling for the cancellation of the election in the council, alleging widespread irregularities.
According to Vanguard, the protesters carried placards and sang anti-INEC songs, caused serious gridlock in the town. They marched from the APC secretariat at the Yenezue-Gene suburb of Yenagoa to the office of INEC on Swali Road to register their grievances over the cancellation of Southern Ijaw election result.
It was the second protest in two days despite the ban on street procession by the police.
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, mainly women from Southern Ijaw council, had on Monday staged a peaceful protest close to the INEC collation centre, calling for the cancellation of the election in the council, alleging widespread irregularities.
