Bayelsa Dep Gov Speaks On Election Ritual Killing Allegations, Recounts How God Proved His Innocence, Shamed His Opponents

Bayelsa State Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has spoken out about the allegations of election-related ritual killings made against him during the 2023 governorship election.

He revealed that he was a victim of blackmail and false accusations, which were fueled by a ghastly motor accident involving five members of the Prosperity Youth Coalition.

The accident occurred while the members were on their way to participate in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaigns in Ekeremor. Despite the severity of the accident, all members survived, which Ewhrudjakpo described as a personal victory and proof of his innocence.

He made the remarks during a thanksgiving service and reception at the Refined Peoples Assembly and Perdis Hotel, Akenfa-Yenagoa, respectively.

The event was also a celebration of the Prosperity Youth Coalition’s first anniversary.

Speaking during the reception, Senator Ewhrudjakpo expressed gratitude to God for saving the lives of some members of the Coalition from a ghastly motor accident in the build-up to the Bayelsa governorship election.

Ewhrudjakpo, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Doubara Atasi, recalled that five members of the Prosperity Youth Coalition were involved in the accident on their way to Ekeremor to participate in the governorship campaigns of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last year.

Senator Ewhrudjakpo, according to TheSun, described the survival of all the victims of the accident as a personal victory, saying God proved his innocence and put his political opponents to shame.

According to the Deputy Governor, a lot of vile blackmails and speculations bordering on election-related ritual killings were made against him in the aftermath of the accident just because the accident occurred in his native Ofoni Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state.

“I’m happy today because we did not lose any person in our camp. Even those whom the other camp claimed had died and have been used for rituals by this Ofoni man are all alive here with us. There were a lot of stories about me because the accident occurred at Ofoni. But I’m happy because God did not allow my enemies to triumph over me in that election. What they wished should happen to us, happened in their camp.”

The Director General, of Prosperity Youth Coalition, Comrade Doubara Kumokou, in his remarks, explained that the event was put together to honour God for miraculously saving the lives of five members of the organization as well as mark the first anniversary of its existence.