Elections: Nine Candidates Step Down For Seriake Dickson In Bayelsa
Less than 10 days to the February 25 general elections, nine candidates for the Bayelsa West senatorial seat have stepped down from the race for the incumbent senator representing the area, Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party.
They announced their withdrawal at the end of a meeting with Dickson, who is seeking a second term, at Toru-Orua in the Sagbama Local Government Area on Thursday.
They also stated that they had collapsed their political structures into the Dickson Campaign Organisation and were ready to support his re-election bid.
The nine candidates are Ebikpolade Fuludu (ADC), Frank Odafe (AA), Alexander Pere, (ZLP), Dr Joel Tubonimi, (NNPP), Chief Ikporo, (SDP), Amb. Victor Ben (BOOT), Oweifabo Ebikeme (AAC), Dennis Michael (APN) and Salo Orlando of (APP)
Odafe, who spoke on behalf of others, said that their decision to back out of the race to support the immediate-past governor of Bayelsa state was informed by the exemplary representation he had provided at the National Assembly in the last two years.
He said that they had a fruitful deliberation with the “bold, dynamic and articulate PDP candidate who governed Bayelsa State for eight years”, and have agreed to give him all the support he would need to win the election.
The AA senatorial candidate described Dickson as the political leader in Bayelsa, a leader in the state and indeed the Ijaw nation, who brought so much development during his period as governor to the district.
