Why Dickson sold Bayelsa out to APC- Wike

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has alleged his Bayelsa state counterpart, Seriake Dickson colluded with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to lose the just-concluded governorship election.

According to him, Dickson allegedly struck a deal with the APC to lose in state in exchange for protection from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after handing over.

APC’s Lyon David defeated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Senator Douye Diri in the November 16 governorship poll.

Explaining what led to the development in a chat with reporters on Monday in Port-Harcourt, Wike, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, said Dickson merely traded off the seat for his post-governorship protection.
He said that the outgoing Bayelsa State Governor was never committed to the PDP all through the elections.
He said: “We are the only State in the South-South that President Muhammadu Buhari never got 25percent.
“Buhari got 45 percent in Bayelsa State. So who colluded with who? It is now that Dickson has realised that they played him?