Dickson will win Bayelsa west senatorial by-election – APC chieftain

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Perekeme Kpodoh, has predicted that Chief Seriake Dickson would win the forthcoming Bayelsa West senatorial district by-election in the state.

The founding member of the APC in the state said the former governor if he emerges as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate would win landslide.  

Kpodoh based his optimism on Dickson’s performances as governor for eight years noting that the senatorial district would accordingly reward him with the senate seat.

Further, he said Dickson would have no problem in winning the election for the PDP because of his dogged political style.

“It is not about the disagreements we had when he was a governor. It is about Dickson’s political sagacity and dogged style. He is the first to complete two terms as a governor. He also took development to his Senatorial district when he was a governor.

“Look at how he dealt with our party and snatched our victory back to his party. Nobody can challenge him successfully in any election he is personally contesting. He is an enigma in politics”, Kpodoh said.

Kpodoh, who was a former security adviser further said: “Everybody knows that Dickson is going to fly the PDP flag for the senatorial election. So, PDP already has a candidate. For the APC, people are waiting for Sylva.

“At last Sylva will ignore competence and appoint someone with a questionable character as the party’s candidate.

“Such person may not have the basic qualifications, so you may expect another disqualification. At the end of the day, you will discover that the APC doesn’t have a candidate”.

He warned against any attempt to rig the election saying that the electorate would not accept it.

“In this coming Senatorial election, the APC is not prepared. It is foolhardy challenging Dickson. It is better we support Dickson across party lines than wasting our time working for a Sylva’s candidate that will never win at the poll”, he said.

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