Bayelsa Governor Dickson favours principled Ijaw patriot as successor

Ahead the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Governor Seriake Dickson has said that his successor should be principled, bold and courageous enough to protect the collective interest of the Ijaw nation at all times.

During a media chat in Yenagoa, the governor noted that in the face of present challenges, the state could not afford to have a yes man as governor.

He stressed that the next governor should be God-fearing and have a clear agenda to serve the people with a sense of humility and compassion.

His words: “The next governor of Bayelsa must be courageous and be ready to defend the Ijaw nation at all times. He must not be the errand boy of any ethnic group. I will be sad to see the governor of Bayelsa playing just politics without being able to take a decisive position on issues.”

Dickson, who said he had raised the standard of governance and expectations, promised to publish an audited account of his eight years’ stewardship in line with his administration’s policy of accountability and transparency.

“The shoes I am leaving behind are very big. Posterity will judge. Only very few of the people who come to talk to me have the interest of the state at heart. There is no free money to give anybody in Bayelsa. Don’t kill for anybody; none has the power to make you a billionaire,” he added.