Bayelsa Guber Race: PDP Begins Campaign, Today

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to hand over the party’s flag to the governorship candidate in Bayelsa, Hon. Henry Sariake Dickson as the party launches  its grand rally campaign in Yenagoa today.

The campaign which was rescheduled for today would be flagged off by the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and his vice, Muhammed Namadi Sambo   at the Civil Centre, Yenagoa.

The Tide gathered that governors from the South- South, ministers and senators from the geo-political zone will grace the occasion.

It was also revealed that Chief Timi Alaibe, former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Solomon Alamieseigha and other party bigwigs  from the state will be in attendance.

The campaign rally was initially scheduled last Monday but was put off due to bombings in Kano and Bauchi States.

The Director General of Hon. Seriake Henry Dickson/  John Jonah Campaign Organisation,  Chief Fred Agbedi who spoke with The Tide confirmed that the party was set for the mother of all rallies in Yenagoa today, Friday.

Chief Agbedi, the former PDP chairman in the state dismissed rumours that the party was divided, adding that all members were working towards one goal by ensuring that the candidate Hon. Dickson emerges victorious on February 11.

Also speaking to The Tide, the coordinator of the Peoples Power Partnership, a grassroot network, working for the election of Hon. Dickson and John Jonah for governorship candidate and his running mate respectively  in the state, Prince Crispus Amarabhi advised youths of the state to be law- abiding and shun violence.

Amarabhi urged the youths to be calm and follow the wind of change in-line with the party’s wishes and the transformation agenda of the President.

It would be recalled that Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, a former member of the House of Representatives won the PDP primaries last November 14, 2011.