▁against ▁elect oral ▁fra ud ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁local ▁elections ▁held ▁in ▁his ▁state , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁People ' s ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( P DP ) ▁candidates ▁being ▁returned . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁successfully ▁ran ▁for ▁re e lection ▁on ▁a ▁P DP ▁sl ate . ▁By ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁his ▁second ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁sen ate , ▁B ello ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁sen ators ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁sole ly ▁spons ored ▁any ▁private ▁b ills . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁statement ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁B ello ▁l ashed ▁out ▁against ▁govern ors ▁who ▁with hold ▁local ▁government ▁funds , ▁re le asing ▁them ▁only ▁at ▁their ▁convenience , ▁including ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁his ▁state , ▁I bra him ▁Sh ema . ▁In ▁discussion ▁over ▁the ▁proposed ▁bill ▁to ▁control ▁desert ification , ▁Senator ▁B ello ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁Senator ▁Grace ▁Fol ash ade ▁Bent , ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁Environment ▁and ▁E col ogy , ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁include ▁other ▁environmental ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁bill . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁South - S outh ▁sen ators ▁initi ated ▁a ▁motion ▁to ▁demand ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pet role um , ▁R il wan ▁L uk man , ▁and ▁Moh ammed ▁B ark indo ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁National ▁Pet role um ▁Corporation , ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁alleg ed ▁anti - N iger ▁D elta ▁policies . ▁Senator ▁B ello