….No basis for comparing Douye to APC’s David Lyon, says Dickson
Over 3,457 members of the All Progressives Congress have defected to the People’s Democratic Party in Ekeremor local government as PDP intensifies mop up campaigns in Bayelsa.
The Governor òf Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson described the defections and the massive rally as confirmation of the general recognition of the developmental strides of Restoration government in the area.
The defections are coming barely 24 hours after the defection of some prominent members of the APC to the PDP in Bayelsa.
A member of the APC Campaign Organisation Protocol Committee and the Committee on Policy and Programmer, Hon Lecky Tamama, a former Chairman òf Rural Development Area òf Epie Atissa defected to the PDP on Tuesday night.
Also, the APC Chairman for Sagbama Local Government Area, Hon. Peter Bofumo, dumped his party for the PDP.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted him as having thanked the mammoth crowd in Aghoro, Ekeremor and Aleibiri communities òf Ekeremor local government area for keeping faith in the PDP and the enduring support for the Restoration Government in the past eight years.
The Governor said that the large turn out was a testament of the acceptance of the party and recognition of the developmental strides the Restoration government in the various sectors of the economy.
He assured the people of the area of the completion of the ongoing projects in the area including the Sagbama/ Ekeremor road, Agge Deep Seaport by the incoming administration of Senators Douye Diri and Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
Governor Dickson recalled that his administration on Tuesday presented a draft of N250m to the Governing Council for the provision of infrastructure in the state owned Polytechnic in Aleibiri.
Governor Dickson said the new intakes of the Institution would be moved to the Permanent site while the matriculation would take place before December, 2019.
Governor Dickson assured the people of the development of Agge Deep Seaport by the Senator Douye Diri Administration which could only come to fruition by voting for PDP in November 16, governorship election.
His words, “The campaign is a celebration of victory. It is not a campaign because we know that we have already won.
“PDP is the number one party in Bayelsa.
We only come to celebrate our victory, we are not here to campaign because there is no other party here. All the appointees are PDP, all the elected officers are PDP.
”PDP has taken the road to Ekeremor, and if not not for the flood, we would have come here by road. Only the PDP will take the road to Agge, and even complete the sea port.
“Diri will take over from your in-law . He is your brother. Everybody should be on the side of PDP. “
While presenting Douye Diri as his successor to the people of the area, Governor Dickson said there was no basis for comparison between Diri and his APC counterpart, Chief David Lyon just as light can not be compared with darkness.
In his speech, Senator Douye Diri assured the people of the area of his preparedness to build on the already laid developmental foundation of Restoration government led by Hon. Seriake Dickson.
He said Hon. Agbedi, as Director General of the Restoration Campaign Organization led the party to victory twice and the feat wouldl be repeated in November 16.
He said said he would not relent in his determination to work for the development of Bayelsa and indeed the Ijaw nation being a product of the Ijaw struggle.
He said that Bayelsans and the Ijaw nation are safe to entrust the state under his care after eight years of productive governance by Governor Dickson.
In his remarks, Hon Fred Agbedi, a former aspirant who contested the primary against Diri urged the people to vote for him and the PDP.
He said that the APC was not alternative to the PDP which gave him and other illustrious sons of the area the opportunity to serve them in the National Assembly and in the state.
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