Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has been lambasted by his predecessor, Timipre Sylva and Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state…

“Dickson’s record of failure, larceny and ineptitude is so manifest that the deceits from his bag of lies can no longer hide him”.

“When he precipitated the recent Amassoma killings with his lack of tact and feelings, and tried to hang it on the opposition, the All Progressives Congress in the state called him to order and set the record straight for unsuspecting Bayelsans who were about to be duped again by Dickson and his gang.”

“Interestingly, Dickson learnt quickly this time and withdrew his lies. He admitted his clumsy and immature handling of the protest by the Amassoma community, swallowed his pride, and apologized to the people he had tagged ‘hoodlums and cultists’.”

“But in his usual deceitful self, he wouldn’t go down without trying another lie. We expected him to trot out another line about Sylva, APC, or some plot from the figments of his imagination. As usual, Dickson did not disappoint.”

“The main takeaway lesson for the people of Bayelsa in all these are that Dickson is terrified and panic-stricken; always feeling as if he is being pursued. Yes, he is pursued, but by his own lack of capacity to govern.”

“A leader that cannot take responsibility for his actions and inactions is simply not worthy of his office. Dickson has demonstrated this since coming to office.”

For those who might not know, the former governor (Sylva) was reacting to the recent claim by Dr. Boma Spero-Jack, Special Adviser to Governor Seriake Dickson on Security, that he (Sylva) is sponsoring activities meant to destabilise the state.