Bayelsa Guber Poll: ‘Don’t under estimate Gov. Dickson, PDP’ – Ex-militant leader caution APC

A foremost former Militant leader in Bayelsa State, Comrade Eris Paul popularly known as General Ogunboss has cautioned the State and National leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) against under-estimating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor Seriake Dickson ahead of the November 16th Governorship election in the state.

Ogunboss warned that victory in a Governorship election goes beyond wide acceptance of the party’s Governorship flag bearer,Chief David Lyon but the need for early preparation, hard work, campaigns and setting up of structures from the units,wards and state levels.

Ogunboss, who is a Chieftain of the APC in Peremabiri area of Southern Ijaw Local Government Council of the State, warned that though the APC may have recorded the needed followership, acceptance by the people and the continued political mistakes of the PDP with controversies on how the flagbearer and running mates emerged, the APC must not sit back and believe they have won the elections before the state gets to the poll.

He said ‘ Am shocked when some party faithfuls claimed that we have gotten the crowd, the numbers and even the publicity is on our side. But that does not get the job done. The might, the crowd, the number  and Media publicity are good designs. A good design in politics is a great combination of common sense, but not enough to say you have already arrived

‘Yes, you have the chances and opportunity that are knocking on our door as APC, but the most common way people give out their chances is by thinking they have arrived when they have not. Elections are won by structures not by number of decapees. The same way theatres & actors were required for the creation of the world, so are structures required to win an governorship election. A stiche in time saves Nine’. 

‘What are our structures?, where are our theatres & actors to win the elections? Good designs are not foundations of a map. A map is not the territory it represents, but the ground it occupied. Dickson is not an easy target in an election. I repeat, Dickson is not an easy fight during an election.! You’re going to territories that were once structured by PDP and they are surviving like an old monuments or quaint customs’. 

‘This is time to break thumbs, smatch quaint customs, kick structures to build structures or its medicine after death. Efforts and courage alone is not enough to win an election, this is time for direction, know your job, go down & kick start the job. You have a task that challenges your human excellence & definitiveness, because no fixed purpose in any struggle is lost’. 

Ogunboss also called on the Chief Dikivie Ikhiogha Committee on peace and reconciliation to reach out to known party chieftains that may have become aggrieved before and after the Governorship primaries of the party to shealt their swords and work for the victory of the Party in the November 16th Governorship poll in the state.

According to Ogunboss, though every member of the party have the right to be aggrieved if wronged,  the preparation of the party and the setting up of a peace and reconciliation committee should be seen as an indication to embrace dialogue and work for the victory of the party against the failed administration Gov.Dickson.

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