Bayelsa: My successor is a burden to God – Dickson

By Daniel Domotimi

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has given Bayelsans a shocking revelation that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who will emerge as his successor, would be chosen through concentrated prayers and consultations.

The governor disclosed this on Saturday, April 20 2019, night at the monthly Praise Night and the eighth edition of the Easter Cantata organised by his government in Yenagoa, the state capital.

In a press release by his Special Adviser, Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, the governor urged the residents to sustain peace in the state through prayer.

The governor said, “We must not relent in our prayers because the enemies of our land are planning hard to destroy the peace and stability we have laboured to build.

“But we have nothing to fear. They put their trust in chariots, weapons and connections in Abuja, but we trust in the Almighty God who has always saved us.

“Since we handed over our government to God, we have been reinforcing it through prayers and positive declarations that this state which I call the Jerusalem of the Ijaw nation shall not be handed over again to anybody who does not fear the authority of the Almighty God above.

“I will formally invite everybody in this state to pray because I feel that the next leader of our state is not going to be selected from my pocket. No, I won’t do that. It is too important a decision to come from one person.

“That is why we have to first commit it as a burden to God so that we can be guided not by the whims, thoughts, desires and calculations of men but by His divine will and direction. After the prayers, then I will embark on intensive consultations.

 “For all those who are thinking of being part of this equation, I prescribe same for you. Don’t overheat the system because we still have a lot to do for our state, even in the remaining months.”