Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, don yan say Police no go gree make electoral violence happen for Bayelsa as off-cycle governorship election dey come up for di state dis Saturday. Egbetokun, wey tok dis one during im visit to Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri, yan say Police and oda security agencies don ready wella to make sure say di election dey free and fair, and anybody wey wan cause wahala go chop di law.

Egbetokun still assure say Police and oda security agencies go dey neutral before, during, and after di election.

Meanwhile, INEC don add di name of di All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Sylva, to di final list of candidates for di election for Bayelsa State. INEC talk say dem add Sylva’s name based on Appeal Court judgement wey dem give on October 31, 2023, wey overturn di cancellation of Sylva’s candidacy for di election.