Senator Seriake Dickson has been declared winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries for the Sagbama/Ekeremor Senatorial District seat.
Dickson, by the declaration becomes the flag bearer of the PDP to contest for a re-election in the 2023 general election.
Dickson polled a total of 57 votes, to defeat his only rival Hon. Donald Daunemigha, who scored 3 votes.
The Returning Officer for the Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Mr. Ake Godspower, said the aspirant with the highest votes (Dickson), has been declared winner after 62 ad hoc delegates from Sagbama and Ekeremor Local Government Areas participated in the exercise.
In his victory speech, Senator Seriake Dickson called on the leadership of the party to take note of what he described as a very extreme and rare development where leaders and elected officials of the party are not part of the decision making process.
He said “I urge party leadership at the national level to ensure party leaders in all the states are directed and enjoin to unfold a programme of reconciliation to persuade the feelings of those that have been hurt by the decision that ordinary members of our party at the grassroot has to make about their fate which has never happened before, and we understand why it’s so.
“I thank the leaders of our party in the state, from the governor to others, and the support and solidarity I have enjoyed from the good people of this Senatorial District and elders of solidly behind us.”
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