Dickson may be the last PDP governor in Bayelsa

Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson

The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson may be the last governor of the state, a long serving aide, Helen Bob predicted today as crisis festered over the choice of a running mate for the PDP candidate, Senator Douye Diri.

Helen, a former chairman of Brass Local government and special adviser to the governor was sacked by Dickson, according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei.

Soriwei said Helen was dismissed for repeated acts of gross misconduct, indiscipline, irresponsibility and acts unbecoming of a person occupying the high position of Special Adviser in any government whatsoever.

Soriwei said that Helen who was the governor’s aide for almost eight years, was among 130 special advisers out of over 2000 appointees engaged by the governor.

Helen’s sack followed her comments over Dickson’s choice of Senator Lawrence Ewrujakpor, as running mate to Douye in the November 16 governorship election.

“He may be the last PDP governor if he doesn’t fix all these disheartening issues that have clouded our dear PDP. The governor is a very intelligent and experienced personality that knows what best to do at the right time.

“He need not any stakeholders meeting to fix the party back to the way it used to win general elections. Since 2015 that the model of choosing who bears the PDP flags in state House of Assembly, House of Reps and Senate seats changed to imposition of candidates due to favouritism, family and friends, we have lost more seats than ever.

“With all due respect my boss, the truth is bitter but I have to state it here clearly that this imposition of candidates is an unpopular and old school kind of party primary model that is why we lost those seats to the APC.

“Frankly speaking, even those who are close with you are only there to ensure their salaries, hence will never tell you the truth. Please take a good decision yourself as you have always done to fix all the collapsing walls of the party as no stakeholders have any role to play at this point”