Bayelsa guber: I’m Dickson’s stooge-Diri
The Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the November 16 gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has dismissed insinuations that he is a stooge of the outgoing governor, Seriake Dickson as totally false.
He said: “When people say you will be a stooge to cover up, I can tell you that there is practically nothing to cover up.“With what I saw and I participated in allocating to the ministries, departments and agencies in the state there is nothing to cover up for anybody. The PDP candidate noted that he would make education and further growth of the economy of the state the corner stone of his administration if elected.
He noted that he would build on the solid economic foundation laid by the outgoing administration in the state.He appealed to 20 other aspirants who lost the primary election to join hands with him to deliver the state to PDP. He said: “We are calling them, we are moving to them, we are also using their friends and brothers to appeal to them for us to work together. We are not there yet but I believe we will consolidate.”
Talking specifically about Alaibe he said, “I worked with him for many years. Alaibe and I are from the same local government. We worked together. I agree with you that he is a factor.
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