Dickson submits nomination form, says APC ‘is a party of governorship candidates without followers’

Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, on Friday in Abuja, submitted his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination form to contest the December 5 election.
Accompanied by opinion leaders and PDP chieftains in the South-South state, the event was held at the party’s national headquarters, amid pomp and pageantry.
Present were the first civilian governor of the 18-year-old state, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, former Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peremobowei Ebebi, present and past members of the National and State Legislature as well as women and youth groups.
The mammoth crowd held everybody spellbound with various songs and acrobatic display.
Dickson expressed confidence in the ability of the PDP to win the governorship election, noting that the PDP remains the only party with realistic ideologies and notable presence at the grassroots level.
He stated that Bayelsans would remain eternally grateful to the PDP for creating the platform for a son of the state to occupy the highest leadership position in the country, pointing out that “the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State is a party of governorship candidates without followers”.
According to him, the PDP has delivered on its mandate like it has never done before, with its achievements visible for all Bayelsans to see for themselves, pointing out that, what the opposition is known for is propaganda on the pages of newspapers.
The ‘Countriman Governor’ expressed gratitude to the elders and political leaders, who accompanied him to the ceremony, stressing that with the level of support and commitment being demonstrated by persons of their calibre, who are the authentic leaders of their local governments, wards and units, the PDP is assured of a resounding victory at the polls.
Dickson also used the occasion to call on agencies of the government, who would be involved in the elections, to act professionally and in line with democratic tenets, as anything short could spell doom for the nation’s growing democracy.
Earlier, welcoming the governor to the party secretariat, the National Organising Secretary of the PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha, extolled the leadership qualities of Dickson, noting that he has faithfully delivered the dividend of democracy to the people of the state in all sectors.
He commended the leaders of the party in the state for their unity of purpose and support for the governor, who has made the party proud by his actions.
Also speaking when the governor paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the Wadata Plaza, the PDP Acting National Chairman, Chief Uche Secondus, stressed with satisfaction the governor’s commitment to the development of the state and assured him that the national secretariat will put all the necessary machinery in place towards the organisation of a credible, free and fair governorship primaries in the state, after which it will collaborate with the state chapter to work for the eventual candidate of the PDP for the December 5 election.