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BAYELSA GUBER: PDP confident of victory as 6,000 APC members join party

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Senator Douye Diri

About 6,000 leaders and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State have dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The state Governor, Seriake Dickson received the former APC members on Monday during the flag-off of the PDP candidate, Senator Douye Diri’s governorship campaign in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

Governor Dickson stated that the November 16 governorship election would be worse for the APC as the opposition party, which he said was not ready to campaign, and would not win one ward in the state.

He said the opposition leaders should be ready to intimidate, kill and maim thousands of Bayelsans, but the people would resist any attempt to manipulate the elections just like they resisted it in 2015.

Dickson who commended Bayelsans for their massive support for the PDP, stressed that the APC had failed to provide solutions to the myriad of problems plaguing the state.

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Dickson also sent a warning to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives against any form of intimidation and manipulation, noting that the overwhelming support the PDP enjoyed in the state would make the party to once again win with a greater margin in the forthcoming poll.

“By the grace of God, and with your support I am today the longest-serving governor in the state. Just as we defeated them with their so-called federal support in 2015, we will defeat them with bigger margins in November,” he said.

The PDP flag-bearer, Senator Diri assured that when elected, his administration would build on the solid foundation laid by Governor Dickson with emphasis on youth and women empowerment through deliberate measures to promote business growth in the state.

The APC defectors led by a prominent leader, Pastor Miebi Biribena from Sagbama Local Government Area of the state, regretted joining the opposition, noting that the party had no plans for Bayelsans.

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