Bayelsa guber poll: Joe leads Women Arise to observe exercise

President of the Women Arise for Change Initiative, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin today Saturday 16th November, 2019 led a team of the organization to observe the Bayelsa State governorship election.

Women Arise is one of the Election Observation groups accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to observe the governorship election.

The team observed the election process in several polling stations in Yenagoa, Ogbia, Sagbama, Ekeremor, Brass, Kolokuma/Opokuma and Nembe Local Government Areas.

While team observed a relatively professional conduct on the part of the security agents deployed for the election, the conduct of the voters in most places visited was also impressive.

We witnessed few incidents that threatened free, fair and credible election. For instance , we witnessed the procession of some women in protest to violence which occurred within ward 5, Otolopo, Yenagua that warranted chanting of 'no election' as they carried placards with inscriptions such as 'We say no to Kangaroo election'