‘Disregard Wike’s hallucination on Dickson’

Mike Odiegwu, Yenagoa

STAKEHOLDERS under the auspices og the Bayelsa Youth Vanguard (BYV), have reacted to comments by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, that his Bayelsa State counterpart, Seriake Dickson, traded off the last governorship election in the state in exchange for protection from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The BYV in a statement by its Secretary, ThankGod Erekefe, said Wike’s outburst was mere “hallucination of a drunken man”, who was all out to falsely discredit Governor Seriake Dickson and as such his comments should be disregarded by the public.

According to the statement, it was inconceivable that Dickson would condescend to joining the APC in such a crucial election and would not be exposed by the opposition party then as a major political campaign weapon.

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Ayakpo also countered Wike on allegation that Dickson was seeking EFCC protection after office, saying such comment was tantamount to blackmail as Dickson would not be afraid to render a full account of his dedicated stewardship before and after leaving office.

The statement read in parts:”Our attention has been drawn to the various comments credited to Governor Nyesom Wike wherein he unjustly derided Governor Seriake Dickson over the recent governorship election in the state and in particular the accusation of trading off the election to curry favour of protecting him after leaving office.

“Nothing could be further from the truth. Governor Dickson had all along acted well his path in office and would not be afraid to render a full account of his dedicated stewardship before and after leaving office. Dickson remains a staunch member of the PDP and his various strong positions on the roles of federal institutions leading to the manipulations of the said election are our cogent convictions on his integrity as a leader of substance. He is surely a politician of conviction.”