Bayelsa State governor, the Honourable Seriake Dickson has said Nigerians are not safe to cast their votes in the forthcoming general election owing to threats by some political actors especially in Bayelsa.
Governor Dickson, who raised the alarm during a media chat in Yenagoa, accused the opposition of colluding with some security operatives to stockpile arms to cause mayhem during the election.
A statement by his Special Adviser, Fidelis Soriwei, quoted Governor Dickson as expressing concern over the influx of arms in recent times into the state while the security agencies looked the other way.
According to the governor, his administration has been receiving reports on the activities of such politicians whose mission is to turn the Ijaw nation into shreds like the strongholds of Boko Haram.
He alluded to some politicians who are currently raising a militia and providing them with hard drugs for the purpose of intimidating and harassing legitimate voters.
He said it is only in a failed state that partisan security forces, some of who are fundamentalists cannot guarantee the safety of the electorate.
Governor Dickson said President Donald Trump of the United States should not be blamed for labelling African countries as ‘shit hole’ countries as they have failed to provide effective leadership in line with democratic tenets to provide the requisite environment for growth.
The governor lamented that the security situation had become so bad that security agencies now spy for criminal elements.