Former Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State and chieftain of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Werinipre Seibarugu at the weekend lost
over 2000 of his kinsmen as they defected to the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) at a campaign rally held in Gbarain and Ekpetiama clans of Yenagoa
Local Government Area of the state.
Governor Seriake Dickson and his campaign team were in the communities to
meet with the people in continuation of his grassroots tour.
The people of the clans said PDP was the only party that has been fair to
the communities in terms of political appointment and provision of
infrastructure.
They praised Dickson for his leadership and efforts to change the fortunes
of the state from the situation he inherited to a promising one and
declared that he deserved to be re-elected.
They consequently pledged their support to ensure that the people vote
en-masse for the governor at the December 5 election.
To further support their endorsement for the governor, the people
chorused the same line of appreciation of the governor, saying the PDP
accorded their communities a priority by making their son; Seibarugu, the
speaker and subsequently the deputy governor of the state.
While denouncing their membership of the APC, they pledged to work for the
governor’s re-election with conviction that he would deliver on his
promises to further enhance development in their communities.
At Ogboloma, headquarters of ward 7 in Yenagoa Constituency 2, Mr.
Obalakumo Agent, who led other decampees to the PDP, disclosed that they
were hoodwinked to join the APC, stressing that the party did not mean
well for the state but only believed in propaganda and blackmail.
Similarly, at Polaku community, hometown of the member representing the
constituency in the state house of assembly, Hon. Ebiowou Koku, PDP also
received a crowd of decampees.
Receiving the defectors, Acting Chairman of PDP, Chief Serena
Dokubo-Spiff, described them as great members of the party who were only
distracted by the opposition party and assured them of full integration.
Governor Seriake Dickson who addressed the mega rally at Okolobiri thanked
the people for their support and urged them to troop out to vote on
December 5 without any fear of molestation.