Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alameiyesiegha, and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Kombowei Benson, yesterday began moves to mobilise support for the re-election of Governor Seriake Dickson.
The duo inaugurated a group, the Dickson Support Movement (DSM) as a major platform to champion the governor’s second term ambition ahead of the December 5 governorship election in the state.
Inaugurating the state and local government chapters of the group, led by the speaker, Alamieyeseigha, said the state had witnessed massive transformation under Dickson in the past three years.
He said the era of changing governors at will was over, and called for support for the current administration.
He said: “You should go to all the nooks and crannies of Bayelsa State to sell this good product, Governor Dickson for another term in office.
“We cannot afford to be changing our Governors at will. Other states created the same time with us have only had two governors in the last 16 years. But we have had four state governors. This does not bring continuity.”
The Speaker, who is the Director-General of the DSM, said the projects embarked upon by the Dickson-led government were enough to bring him back to office for another term.
He said: “You don’t have big work other than a responsibility to sell our worthy governor. He has done well. Go out for the lost sheep, bring them into the Dickson Movement. This group is the brainchild of some right-thinking people of the state.
“This movement is not here for any other business other than supporting the re-election of Governor Seriake Dickson.
“The same group that drew down Chief Alamieyeseigha, are the same voices that are singing the songs to bring down our governor, but we will not allow them again because we are wiser now. Chief Alamieyeseigha remains our hero and a great Ijaw leader,” he said.
Also, a former Speaker of the old Rivers State House of Assembly, and Chief of Staff, Government House, Chief Talford Ongolo, urged the people of the state to prepare for the forthcoming election and participate actively in the process to return the governor for another term.
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