Bayelsa Guber Race: “Independent Public debate, not Party primaries, will produce Peoples’ Governor in 2020” – PANDLEAF, PNP

Two Niger Delta groups, Pan Niger Delta Youth Leadership Forum AND THE Persons Not Party (PNP) have called for an open and independent Public debate among the rising numbers of Governorship aspirants seeking party nominations to contest the 2019 Governorship election in Bayelsa State, declaring that the interactive session with the people will stop imposition of candidates and produce an acceptable candidate that will succeed Governor Seriake Dickson.

According to the groups, past experiences have shown that the people of the state are told lies during campaigns when candidates who are utterly unpatriotic  lacking in good character  and not qualified are packaged by campaign organizations and presented to Bayelsans from a party primaries influenced by god fathers, political parties, leaders and fraudulent processes.

The Niger Delta groups, in a statement issued yesterday and signed by the State Chairman of PANDLEAF, Comrade Collins Odondiri and the National Coordinator of PNP, Mr Pureh Kalango, pointed out that studies have shown that debates promotes political awareness, and to a large extent reduces voter apathy ahead of party primaries,campaign and general elections,” Bayelsa voters have a lot to gain with this debate because in this era of multi-million naira campaigns and slick political messaging”

“The potential of personal debates to reveal and humanize the men and women behind the glossy ads and focus-group approved slogans. Just as the battle is not for the strongest, so the race isn’t for the fastest but, of the Lord; God. 

Most qualified even in the political terrain are often denied the people’s mandate. Some take it by force”.

“We call for an independent debate among candidates before party primaries.

We are told lies during campaigns when candidates who are utterly unpatriotic and lacking in good character.And not qualified are packaged by campaign organizations and presented to Bayelsans, Nigerians as God-sent.”

“This call became necessary due to the overbearing influence political parties, leaders and aggrieved candidates have over candidates that won party primaries. The groups in a joint statement believes from studies that debates promotes political awareness and to a large extent reduces voter apathy. :

“Bayelsa voters have a lot to gain with this debate because in this era of multi-million naira campaigns and slick political messaging, nothing beats the potential of personal debates to reveal and humanize the men and women behind the glossy ads and focus-group approved slogans”.

Also in his submission, Mr Pureh Kalango of the Person Not Party reiterated this call for individual because it will in a positive way guide political parties. Am using the medium to call on all critical stakeholders and civil societies to call on the government to see it as a tool to enthroned good governance and building good leadership.

“It’s not about PDP or APC but the individual with the capacity to lead and manage our resources for the good of all Bayelsans not political parties. All aspirants must debate to reel out their blue prints for Bayelsans to make an informed decisions who to vote for the forth governorship election

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