By John Alechenu
Abuja: Senator Seriake Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa) has accused Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Occasion, together with his successor, of working away from the mess they created and decamping to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Dickson mentioned this in response to the information that his State Governor and successor, Duoye Diri and a few political leaders within the state ditched the PDP to affix APC.
The federal lawmaker additionally used the event to state that being in opposition doesn’t imply rejecting the whole lot introduced by the ruling celebration.
He mentioned this whereas declaring help for President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of Professor Joash Amupitan as new Chairman of Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC).
Senator Dickson spoke to journalists after Wednesday’s plenary.
He mentioned: “I’m the place I’ve been. I’m the place I’m. I don’t consider that Nigeria ought to be a one-party state. And as a soldier of democracy, I’m used to the ups and downs of democratic practices and democratic life and political life particularly. And I’m nonetheless as fixed as a northern star.
“Steadfast within the Peoples Democratic Occasion and dealing with my colleagues and pals to make sure that issues within the celebration are solved.
“I hope that the governors and the management working committee who created this mess in our celebration, all of them, and who as a substitute of displaying management, have created this mess and ensured that it has endured for this lengthy.
“And they’re those now bailing out after creating the issue that they may not clear up or refused to resolve. It’s very unhappy. Very, very unhappy. It’s making Nigeria look small and making our nation’s democracy look ridiculous.
“We don’t actually know what they’re pursuing or what’s pursuing them. However no matter it’s, it belittles our democracy and endangers our multi-party democracy.”
He additional mentioned, “I consider in a multi-party Nigeria. A plural Nigeria can solely thrive on a plural democratic setting. That’s what has occurred.
“However on the specifics of Bayelsa, you already know, since I left and handed over to all of the members who was once a part of my staff, and I left, not like others who’re godfathers, I’ve not been a godfather. Left the whole lot.
“No requests, no calls for, no strain. Solely being accessible for session and recommendation.
“As on this case, the governor consulted me a number of occasions to his credit score. And I used to be not satisfied as a result of I didn’t see any compelling purpose for a second-term governor to defect.
“I’m simply utilizing this to say that I’m nonetheless standing within the PDP that gave my folks (the Ijaw Nation) and the Niger Delta folks a possibility to run election, to emerge as vp of this nation, appearing president of Nigeria, and president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“This different celebration can not try this. And I’m standing there with the PDP. If and when, if we don’t achieve retrieving the PDP, in saving the PDP, then we’ll be a part of a collective determination, which once more, shouldn’t be the ruling celebration.
“As a result of I consider there have to be opposition. A democracy with out opposition ceases to be democracy.”
On Amupitan, he mentioned President Tinubu has made an excellent selection and he’ll totally help affirmation of his appointment anytime the Senate screens him.
“I can be casting my vote, I can be supporting the nomination. And as a member of the Electoral Committee, and in addition a member of the Senate, I’ll work with colleagues to make sure that the electoral reforms we’re championing see the sunshine of day, and that Professor Amupitan is confirmed as Chairman of INEC.
“We anticipate him, as a professor of regulation and a senior advocate of Nigeria, the primary senior advocate to be so nominated, to grasp his place in historical past.”
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