The Bayelsa State Governor while Speaking to journalists yesterday in
Abuja, Dickson, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), said he and his people survived a full deployment of forces meant
to forcefully take over the state.
He, however, expressed joy that the will of the people finally
prevailed, even as he wondered why President Muhammadu Buhari did not
follow the footsteps of his predecessors in congratulating him.
Dickson therefore called on his main challenger, Timipre Sylva of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) to accept the will of God, and shelve
his idea of going to the court.
“My opponent’s campaign was nicknamed ‘Operation Takeover’ but our
people stood by us. Women formed walls with their bodies around polling
units in order to protect their votes.
What happened in Bayelsa is
therefore a significant development for our democracy. Nigeria’s
democracy is on track and it also means that Nigeria will not be a one
party state,” he said.
The governorship election was originally slated for December 5, but was
extended to December 6, in Southern Ijaw, which could still not hold in
the area due to crisis and lack of security for electoral officers and
party agents.
January 9 was therefore fixed for the rerun.
According to final result announced by the Returning Officer, Zana
Akpaogu, Dickson polled 134,998 to defeat Timipre Sylva who scored
86,852 votes.
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