Bayelsa Poll: 11 parties adopt Dickson as their candidate
Felix Okoye
Eleven political parties in Bayelsa State under the aegis of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) on Thursday adopted the candidature of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson as their candidates for the December 5th general election.
The parties are, African Democratic Congress (ADC), KOWA Party, Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party (P), Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), APA, Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Youths Democratic Party (YDP), Independent Democrats (ID). Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) and New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP)
The coalition, as revealed premised their action on the fact that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Governor Seriake Dickson have done well, adding that with him, “Bayelsa is in a safe hands.”
The Chairmen of the Seven Political Parties led by the CNPP Chairman in the state, Lucky Akpeli and the Treasurer of IPAC who is also the state Chairman of New Nigerian Peoples Democratic Party, NPDP, Inko Namatebe, explained that the parties adopted Dickson because of his sterling leadership qualities.
According to Namatebe, with Dickson securing second tenure the state would remain in safe hands.
He stated that the governor had performed very well in his first tenure, adding that it was only necessary that he was allowed to continue in office for another term.”One of the things that Governor Dickson has delivered on is security.”He has put in place a frame work for data gathering in an organised and empirical manner in crime”, he said.
Namatebe listed other areas in which Dickson had made modest achievements to include, education, infrastructure, diversification of the state economy, tourism, health and human capacity development.
Others are promotion of good governance, judiciary, transport, agriculture, power and sport development, “If one person in a single administration is able to achieve these developmental strides, what else do Bayelsans want if not to return our governor for second term?
“We urge all and sundry to support Governor Dickson for a second term in office because Bayelsa will remain in safe hands”, he said.