Former President Goodluck
Jonathan and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, were conspicuously
absent at the grand finale of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship
campaign in Bayelsa State on Wednesday.
Jonathan’s absence further lent
credence to the breakdown in relationship between the former President and the
state governor, Seriake Dickson.
Wike was also missing in action
at the mega rally that was held at the Ox-Bow Lake Pavilion, Yenagoa, the state
capital.
The rally was, however, led the
National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus.
The Governors of Sokoto, Aminu
Tambuwa; Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, who is the Chairman of the PDP Campaign
Council; Imo, Emeka Ihediogha and Delta states, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, graced
the occasion.
Also present were some of the PDP
National Assembly members, various youth and women groups, who turned the event
to a carnival.
The National Chairman, who
presented the flag of the PDP to the party’s Governorship Candidate, Senator
Douye Diri, described Bayelsa as a PDP state and warned security agencies
against compromising the election.
He said the PDP was on ground in
the state, alleging that there was no federal presence of the APC in Bayelsa.
He said the APC took the control
of the Federal Government from former President Goodluck Jonathan, a son of
Bayelsa and appealed to voters to shun the APC.
Secondus, who derided the APC
Candidate, Chief David Lyon, said there was a huge difference in qualification
between him and the candidate of the PDP.
He said while Diri was tested,
trusted and educated to govern Bayelsa, Lyon lacked the academic qualifications
to represent Bayelsa as a governor.
He said: “There is a great
difference between our candidate and their candidate. Lyon cannot represent
himself. It is not enough to say I want to be a governor. It is not a village
affair. We don’t want people who will go there and will not represent Bayelsa.
“If they wished Bayelsa good,
will they bring that kind of candidate? Douye Diri has been tested and has
performed. He will not hire professors. He is professor himself. With Douye and
his running mate, what else are you looking for? Don’t be deceived.
“The leader of APC wants a man he
can control. Are there no professors in APC. The APC and its leaders must
apologize for bringing such a candidate. We call on security agencies not to
allow themselves to be used by the APC to rig this election. We know that the
APC is not on ground but they are planning to come with evil.”
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