Bayelsa By-Elections: Ex-Agitators Back Dickson’s Senatorial Ambition

Members of the ex-agitators Forum of the Presidential Amnesty Programme Phase II have declared support for the senatorial ambition of former governor of Bayelsa State and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Seriake Dickson, to represent Bayelsa West Senatorial District.
Chairman of the forum, made up of about 6,166 former militants of the Niger Delta, Mr Aso Tambou, made the declaration while speaking yesterday with journalists at Toru-Orua in Sagbama Local Government Area.
According to him, the ex-agitators, who were granted amnesty by the administration of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, decided to back Dickson “because of his antecedents as a strong and committed believer in the Ijaw cause.”
Tambou called on all ex-creek warlords and the youths of Bayelsa West and Bayelsa Central, where the senatorial by-elections would hold on October 31, to work towards the conduct of peaceful, credible, free and fair poll.
He said, “We are supporting Chief Dickson because he believes in the defence of the Ijaw interest. He is a nationalist who is keen on protecting the Ijaw interest. He is one person that is committed to the desire to move the Ijaw nation forward.”