Bayelsa 2012: International community set to intervene

Vanguard

23 December 2011

Bayelsa 2012: International community set to intervene

The international community is set to intervene in the political logjam in Bayelsa State. This is sequel to a petition by five civil society groups under the aegis of Coalition for Credible Elections in Bayelsa State, to the embassies of six countries, considered to have “very cordial relationships” with Nigeria.

The petition was sent to the Ambassadors and High Commissioners of United States of America, Canada, Britain, France, Sweden and Switzerland.

The petition by The Polaris Network, Ijaw Media Network, Niger Delta Democratic Initiative, Save Bayelsa Group and Bayelsa Restoration Agenda, highlighted what they called the “political tumult in Bayelsa State with its negative impact on the political development of the country, the possibility of descent into anarchy in the state, possible reversal of the political and social gains made in the state and the total implication for peace process in the Niger Delta.”