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Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, rounded off his tour of<\/p>\n
communities across the state in Nembe on Thursday sending the entire Nembe<\/p>\n
town into a total lock-down as a large crowd of people made their presence<\/p>\n
felt during the campaign.<\/p>\n
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Traditional rulers, retinue of chiefs and people of Nembe communities<\/p>\n
including Ogbolmabiri, Bassambiri, Oluasiri, Okoroba and several others<\/p>\n
were seen in jubilant mood surging in droves to be part of a mega rally<\/p>\n
held in the ancient town.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis is an unprecedented crowd never witnessed in the history of politics<\/p>\n
in Bayelsa State and an indication of a possible landslide at the<\/p>\n
election\u201d, remarked the acting State PDP chairman, Chief Serena<\/p>\n
Dokuboh-Spiff, in his estimation of the crowd of party supporters and<\/p>\n
admirers at the rally.<\/p>\n
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Leading other prominent personalities from the area to receive the<\/p>\n
governor and members of his Restoration Campaign Organization were<\/p>\n
Senator Nimi Barigha Amange and Chief George Fente who said their support<\/p>\n
for Dickson was based on performance not sentiment.<\/p>\n
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They assured the governor of their 100 per cent loyalty, adding that<\/p>\n
nothing would make them to vote for the candidate of the All Progressives<\/p>\n
Congress, (APC), Timipre Sylva, despite his claim of indigeneship.<\/p>\n
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According to them, it was pay-back time for Sylva, who they accused of<\/p>\n
failing to address their concern to have a road linking their area to the<\/p>\n
state capital, Yenagoa, when he was the governor for five years.<\/p>\n
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They commended Dickson over the multi-billion naira Ogbia-Nembe road, now<\/p>\n
about 90 per cent ready, the newly commissioned Izon Ibe Micro Finance<\/p>\n
Bank and other developmental projects executed by his administration in<\/p>\n
the area and accordingly endorsed his re-election bid.<\/p>\n
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\u201cElection into a position of trust is not about indigeneship but<\/p>\n
performance. If Governor Dickson could achieve so much in less than four<\/p>\n
years in office, endorsing his re-election bid is not out of place\u201d, they<\/p>\n
said.<\/p>\n
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The ongoing Nembe road project by the Dickson administration, they noted,<\/p>\n
has reduced crime rate in the area and boosted commercial activities.<\/p>\n
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They also said that by the time the road is completed, it will create<\/p>\n
employment for the teeming youths noting the proximity of the area to the<\/p>\n
Brass Island where the Brass Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is located.<\/p>\n
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Other developmental projects in the area such as school infrastructure,<\/p>\n
the Nembe City Stadium and unprecedented political appointments for their<\/p>\n
sons and daughters, they said, recommended Dickson as a true lover of<\/p>\n
Nembe.<\/p>\n
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Responding, Dickson who was visibly overwhelmed with joy expressed<\/p>\n
gratitude to Nembe people for demonstrating a remarkable support for his<\/p>\n
administration and assured them of more dividends of democracy if<\/p>\n
re-elected.<\/p>\n
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At Oluasiri community, the governor promised to rebuild the market which<\/p>\n
was reportedly sacked in the wake of the disturbances that trailed the<\/p>\n
disputed ownership of the Soku oilfields.<\/p>\n
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The governor also used the opportunity to inaugurate the state owned Izon<\/p>\n
Ibe Micro Finance Bank, describing it as facilities aimed at driving the<\/p>\n
growth of Small and Medium Scale enterprises in the state.<\/p>\n
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