MEND
AHEAD the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has endorsed the second term ambition of the state governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Honourable Seriake Dickson.
The group, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, on Sunday, said the Ijaw people were behind the governor, having performed creditably by driving development of the hinterlands.
The statement was signed by its acting chairman in Rivers State, Prince Amaibi Horby (aka General Busta Rhymes) and 12 others.
The group also declared that it would be sending 500 of its members to monitor the governorship election in Bayelsa State, especially in the creeks.
“We have endorsed the incumbent governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, for a second term in office as Bayelsans gear up for the December 5, 2015 elections.
“Dickson over the years has performed creditably in office as he has driven development to the hinterland.
“The Ijaw people are solidly behind him in this forthcoming governorship election and we will roll out our members to monitor the election in the state, especially in the vast creeks of Bayelsa where we are deep-rooted, to avoid intimidation and possible rigging by the enemies of Ijawland and their Abuja collaborators.
“We wish to admonish President Muhammadu Buhari not to engage election riggers in the governorship election as such vicious and surreptitious antics shall not only be vehemently resisted but may also lead to waking the sleeping dog from its rest.
“We call upon the United Nations and, indeed, the international community to bear us witness as we are not unaware of the planned use of ‘federal might’ to intimidate the people of Bayelsa State in favour of their chosen candidate,” the statement read.
MEND described Dickson as a product of the Ijaw struggle for resource control and self-determination in the Niger Delta region before venturing into active politics.
It said, so far, the governor had contributed immensely to the vast socio-political and economic development of the Ijaw nation.
“We are mustering total support for him because he is a product of the Ijaw struggle for resource control and self-determination in the Niger Delta.
“We direct our members across the landscape of their region to drive their vehicles and paddle their canoes behind the umbrella of PDP and vote for Governor Dickson in the December 5, 2015 elections to protect the sanctity of our collective struggle, which Dickson pro-actively represents,” it said.
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