I Will Handover To Another PDP Governor-Seriake Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Seriake Dickson, on Tuesday said he
would lead the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) towards ensuring that the
baton of leadership is handed over to another PDP governor.
Governor Dickson stated this at a PDP stakeholders’ meeting in Yenagoa.
A statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Fidelis Soriwei quoted
the Governor to have advised the PDP governorship aspirants to play
opposition politics rather than scheming and causing divisions in their own
party.
Governor Dickson reminded the people that, the last election showed how the
Federal Government deployed its might to undermine the security of the state in
favour of their party members.
He, therefore, urged the PDP aspirants seeking elective positions in the
forthcoming local government council and governorship polls to embark on
massive mobilization of people across the communities to achieve victory for
the party.
According to the Governor, the PDP aspirants have a better platform to contest
elections and should campaign on the strength of the party’s landmark
achievements in the state.
The Government stressed that the PDP was the only political party with the
popularity and strength to win free, fair and credible election in Bayelsa State.
The Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum cautioned that the guber election in
Bayelsa would be a class of two systems: the PDP and its massive supporters
in the various constituencies and communities and the APC, backed by Federal
Forces to attempt wrest political control.
He urged the people resist any attempt by cultists as political to return to power
in Bayelsa to slowpoke the process of growth in the state.
He said, “Another PDP Gov will be elected in the next election. urge all the
people to step into the communities and mobilize the people. It will be my
pleasure to lead the PDP with your support so that another PDP governor will be
elected.
“How we survived during the 2015 governorship election is by the grace of God
and our mobilization skills. You now have people who know how to play
opposition politics. As we begin the transition programme, we expect you to put
on the toga of an opposition person.
“You have a lot of work to do. It is their work to sow seeds of discord but it’s
your job to keep your party united, strong and stable.”
While calling on the people not to use former President Goodluck Jonathan’s
name to destabilise the party, Governor Dickson pleaded with the stakeholders
of the party to enforce the 30 percent affirmative action accorded women for
councillorship positions.
Governor Dickson, who also raised alarm over the gradual decline of revenues
from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), said the state’s
earnings for March alone was more than N3 billion less, in spite of the increase
in crude oil price.
“The economy is so terrible. We are praying that the country doesn’t go into
another recession with the way they are going. Crude oil is being produced; the
quantity is high and the price is even better.
“Since January your allocation has been going down. In January we had a
shortfall of over N1bn, in February it was N2bn and we recorded a shortfall of
N3bn in March. That is what we are going through. Throughout this year, your
government has actually been in the red.”
Read more here https://thickmatch.com/will-handover-another-pdp-
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would lead the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) towards ensuring that the
baton of leadership is handed over to another PDP governor.
Governor Dickson stated this at a PDP stakeholders’ meeting in Yenagoa.
A statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Fidelis Soriwei quoted
the Governor to have advised the PDP governorship aspirants to play
opposition politics rather than scheming and causing divisions in their own
party.
Governor Dickson reminded the people that, the last election showed how the
Federal Government deployed its might to undermine the security of the state in
favour of their party members.
He, therefore, urged the PDP aspirants seeking elective positions in the
forthcoming local government council and governorship polls to embark on
massive mobilization of people across the communities to achieve victory for
the party.
According to the Governor, the PDP aspirants have a better platform to contest
elections and should campaign on the strength of the party’s landmark
achievements in the state.
The Government stressed that the PDP was the only political party with the
popularity and strength to win free, fair and credible election in Bayelsa State.
The Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum cautioned that the guber election in
Bayelsa would be a class of two systems: the PDP and its massive supporters
in the various constituencies and communities and the APC, backed by Federal
Forces to attempt wrest political control.
He urged the people resist any attempt by cultists as political to return to power
in Bayelsa to slowpoke the process of growth in the state.
He said, “Another PDP Gov will be elected in the next election. urge all the
people to step into the communities and mobilize the people. It will be my
pleasure to lead the PDP with your support so that another PDP governor will be
elected.
“How we survived during the 2015 governorship election is by the grace of God
and our mobilization skills. You now have people who know how to play
opposition politics. As we begin the transition programme, we expect you to put
on the toga of an opposition person.
“You have a lot of work to do. It is their work to sow seeds of discord but it’s
your job to keep your party united, strong and stable.”
While calling on the people not to use former President Goodluck Jonathan’s
name to destabilise the party, Governor Dickson pleaded with the stakeholders
of the party to enforce the 30 percent affirmative action accorded women for
councillorship positions.
Governor Dickson, who also raised alarm over the gradual decline of revenues
from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), said the state’s
earnings for March alone was more than N3 billion less, in spite of the increase
in crude oil price.
“The economy is so terrible. We are praying that the country doesn’t go into
another recession with the way they are going. Crude oil is being produced; the
quantity is high and the price is even better.
“Since January your allocation has been going down. In January we had a
shortfall of over N1bn, in February it was N2bn and we recorded a shortfall of
N3bn in March. That is what we are going through. Throughout this year, your
government has actually been in the red.”
Read more here https://thickmatch.com/will-handover-another-pdp-
governor-dickson-boasts/
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