Gov. Seriake Dickson to concede defeat

Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has called on his main
opponent in the inconclusive governorship election in the
state Chief Timiprie Sylva of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) to concede defeat.
Dickson, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) in the election, said this while briefing
newsmen on Saturday in Abuja.
He said that he was the leading candidate in the election
having won six out of the seven local government areas so
far declared with good margin.
The governor also expressed confidence that he stood a
chance to winning election in the remaining local
government, adding that the Southern Ijaw was his
stronghold.
He added that there was no APC presence in Southern
Ijaw, stressing that his administration in the last three
and half years had done so much in the local government.
``If we were in decent clime, my brother and friend,
Timiprie Sylva and his party should have conceded
defeat long ago because I am the leading candidate, ’’ he
said.
Dickson lauded the decision of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a rerun in the
affected area.
He alleged that what took place in Southern Ijaw was a
complete abuse of electoral processes and the norms and
so INEC had to cancel it on the first day.
``The inconclusive election in the affected area was an
election that never took place which everybody is aware of
because there was hijack of election materials.
``We should be interested in asking some people who
should be explaining how they came about sensitive
documents, ’’ he said.
He, however, called on the Federal Government and the
security agencies to create an enabling environment and
create a level playing for electoral processes to succeed.
``The national security establishment must have their
eyes on the ball by securing this country within and
without.
``We are available to ensure that our country is safe
because you cannot talk of security until every part of the
country is safe ,’’ he said.
Meanwhile,according to the news agency of Nigeria, January 9,2016 has been fixed for the rerun of election in one if the local government.

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