Dickson, Moses Clinch PDP Senatorial Tickets In Bayelsa

Erstwhile Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, at the weekend emerged the Senatorial standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the forthcoming bye-election for the state’s Western Senatorial District.
The Tide recalls that Dickson served as governor of the state between February 14th 2012-February 14th 2020, just as he was also the House of Representatives member for Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal constituency prior to becoming Governor.
Our correspondent reports that Bayelsa West senatorial district comprises Sagbama and Ekeremor local government areas of the state, just as our sources which monitored the exercise has it that the former Governor’s candidacy was affirmed by all the delegates to the party primaries as he was unanimously returned unopposed as the sole candidate.
In his acceptance speech, the immediate past Governor lambasted the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Deputy Governor, Peremobowei Ebebi.
He alleged that the former deputy governor was politically unstable and had gone against the zoning arrangement between the two council areas of the senatorial district in rotating the federal legislative seats for the area.
Dickson reemphasised the importance of peace and unity amongst the people and political stakeholders of the zone, assuring that he would make a better lawmaker in the senate for the district if elected in the October, 31 bye-election.
“The voice of the Ijaw people will be heard in the National Assembly. Be it to oppose the new water ways bill or the attempt to recolonise our people through the various bills unfriendly to our people”, he said.

By: Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa