Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- Everyone in Bayelsa State for now appears to be in the dark about whether or not the inauguration of a new governor would take place this Friday in the state.

The inauguration ceremony should have commenced at 10 a.m. under normal circumstances.

It is unclear for now how the outgoing governor, Seriake Dickson, is running the state, having held a valedictory meeting with state officials Thursday.

The police in Bayelsa were unable to make a categorical statement on the political development in the oil-rich state when PREMIUM TIMES contacted them Friday morning.

"I wouldn't know!" was the response of the police spokesperson in the state, Asinim Butswat at about 7:59 a.m. when asked if a new governor would be inaugurat...