That businessman cum politician, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District has withdrawn his ambition to return to the Senate for the second time in 2019 is an established fact.
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce
Be that as it may, the eloquent senator has explained prior to the senatorial primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State holding on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 reasons why he will not be returning to the upper chamber come 2019.
Murray-Bruce made this explanation in a letter, it reads; “I thank God and the good people of Brass, Bayelsa East Senatorial District, who offered me the golden opportunity four years ago to represent them and the state in the Senate, Nigeria’s highest lawmaking chamber.”
“It is without a doubt that I have tried to discharge my duties as a legislator and representative of my people creditably to the best of my ability so far. My voice has been very loud on the issues that matter to our people and our country at all times.”
“My support to our party, my people and state government is unquestionable. I am humbled that the national leadership of my party supported by the state chapter in appreciation of my efforts offered to support my re-election to the Senate to continue my service.”
“I have also intensified consultations in the last couple of weeks in the course of which I have come to realise an existing local rotational arrangement of over 20 years beginning with the late Great Chief Melford Okilo, by which arrangement the Senatorial seat rotates per local government area among the three councils for four years in the Senatorial District.”