During the week, suspected members of the APC attacked the convoy of the Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, while on his community to community campaign tour in Swali, Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state
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The Campaign Organisation said investigations revealed that the APC’s plan is to disguise as refueling the generators with Automated Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, purportedly to on the street lights, but in the process add sodium chloride, commonly called salt, to knock the generators
Dickson, who was received at the Yenagoa Town Hall by the paramount ruler of Yenagoa, HRH M.C. Clarkson Kikile, and members of his Council, expressed his appreciation for the warm reception accorded him and his entourage and support to his administration
The incident would have degenerated into a bloody brawl but for the prompt intervention of security aides attached to the governor’s convoy
The Campaign organisation of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate described the campaign style as shameful.
The organisation called on the APC to look for other sane and more dignifying means of campaign
Leading other traditional rulers and council of chiefs in Epie kingdom to receive the Governor on a courtesy visit, the Obenibe of Epie Kingdom, King Malla Sasime, said in spite of the dwindling allocation from the Federation Account, Dickson has been able to impact on the lives of the people not only in Yenagoa Local Government Area but the state as a whole
The IYDI in a statement issued on Thursday by its President, Ebifagha Timothy, and Secretary-General, Tilly Ekaunkumo, stated that the APC and its candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, were neither campaigning nor setting any machinery in motion as a party about to go into an election as close as December 5
It was gathered that the trouble with the choice of deputy governorship candidate was caused by Sylva himself who, it was said, had promised too many political associates in order to elicit their support to clinch the gubernatorial ticket during the primary election
“Now, all national assembly members are on board; all 21 State Assembly members are on board. I didn’t have local government chairmen when i was running last time, now they are all on board. I didn’t have councilors supporting, now they are all on board, commissioners and elders of the state are all on board
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