Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the November 16 governorship election in the state would emerge through the right process and not by imposition.
Dickson, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, stated this in an interview with journalists on Monday on the sidelines of a solidarity visit to the headquarters of Daar Communications Plc at Asokoro in Abuja.
The Governor said any of the aspirants that has the experience and capacity should make their case to the party and Bayelsans.
His words: “I led a party to victory against a vicious opposition. I can lead PDP to victory. I have done it repeatedly.
“In the primary election, there will be no form of manipulation. People talking about manipulation are anticipating that they should be imposed.
“I’m not going to impose any of them. Any of them who feel they have experience and capacity should go and make their case to the people of Bayelsa State.”
The governor also said that sustaining what he had done so far would be a decision of God Almighty and the people.
“I hope that the right person with competence and capacity emerges to build on the foundation I and my team have laid over the last seven years plus. I have no doubt that the right person would emerge with my support,” he said.
On the preparedness of the PDP for the November 16 election, Governor Dickson said he had made the party the most attractive platform.
“The PDP is the most prepared party. I have in the last few years built a solid, formidable and all-inclusive party such that even those who left found it as the most attractive platform to return to.
“I have made it very inclusive and everybody will be consulted. Every person that has a role to play would be allowed to play that role. The party leaders will play their role and delegates ultimately will decide who the candidates shall be.
“So I use this opportunity to call on those who are interested in the platform that we have worked hard to create to tell the state and us how farther they can deepen what has been started. The PDP is an all-inclusive, big and strong platform backed by concrete performance on ground with credible leadership.”
