{"id":42734,"date":"2015-10-09T13:16:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T12:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=42734"},"modified":"2015-10-09T13:16:17","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T12:16:17","slug":"bayelsa-gov-poll-isoko-indigenes-back-dickson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/bayelsa-gov-poll-isoko-indigenes-back-dickson\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayelsa Gov Poll: Isoko indigenes back Dickson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indigenes of Isoko ethnic nationality, resident in Bayelsa State have<br \/>\nthrown their weight behind the second term bid of the state governor,<br \/>\nHon. Seriake Dickson.<\/p>\n<p>They said their support to Dickson followed series of joint meetings and<br \/>\nelaborate consultations.<\/p>\n<p>President of Isoko Development Union (IDU), Bayelsa State chapter, Idama<br \/>\nMichael, and General Co-ordinator, Isoko Solidarity and Support Group for<br \/>\nSeriake Dickson 2015, David Ekah, stated this in a joint statement on<br \/>\nWednesday after their meeting in Yenagoa.<\/p>\n<p>The Isoko indigenes described the governor as a man with sterling<br \/>\nleadership qualities.<\/p>\n<p>They said that he had in his first tenure in office recorded monumental<br \/>\nachievements and as such he deserved to be supported for re-election on<br \/>\nDecember 5.<\/p>\n<p>They said they would come out in their numbers to support and vote for<br \/>\nDickson and the Deputy Governor, John Jonah.<\/p>\n<p>The Isoko indigenes said they would carry out mobilisation and<br \/>\nsensitization on the need for all Isoko residents, especially those in<br \/>\npossession of their Permanent Voters Card (PVCs), to participate actively<br \/>\nin the election.<\/p>\n<p>They vowed to continue with the mobilisation exercise &#8220;till the election<br \/>\nis held on Saturday, December 5 2015&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wish to add that the victory of Governor Dickson under the platform<br \/>\nof the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a victory for the Ijaw race<br \/>\nworldwide and a victory for all patriotic sons and daughters of the Niger<br \/>\nDelta region of Nigeria&#8221;, they added.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indigenes of Isoko ethnic nationality, resident in Bayelsa State have thrown their weight behind the second term bid of the state governor, Hon. 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