Kinsmen of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have given conditions for the re-election of Governor Seriake Dickson ahead of the December 5 governorship election in the state.
The Ogbia people said if Dickson needed their votes, he should complete the abandoned 14-kilometre Opolo-Elebele Road and rehabilitate the non-functioning water facility in the locality.
They gave the conditions during Dickson’s two-day community-to-community campaign tour of the area which ended on Thursday.
Jonathan and his wife, Patience, were absent when the governor and the members of his entourage visited ward 13 which comprises Otuoke, Otuabula 1, Ewoi and Otuaba communities.
Other communities visited by the governor were Ologi, Otuokpoti, Anyama, Okodi, Epebu, Otuasega, Kolo, Emeyal, Imiringi, Elebele, Opume, Oloibiri, Ogbia, Otakeme, Otuabagi, among others.
From one community to another, the representatives of the communities were unanimous in their presentations that it was imperative for the Dickson-led administration to provide social amenities in order to get support for another term in office.
At Imiringi, Peter Afagha, who spoke on behalf of the community, asked Dickson to complete the abandoned Opolo-Elebele Road and ensure the rehabilitation of their water facility which had not be functioning for a long time.
He also asked him to improve security and save Ogbia from frequent attacks by sea pirates who kill, harass, maim and dispossess people of their valuables.
Afagha further expressed worry over poor access to health care in Ogbia.
According to him, the people of Ogbia travelled long distances to seek medical treatment at the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa, the state capital.
He lamented that since 2012 when Dickson promised to restore power supply to Ogbia, the area had remained in darkness with the promise yet to be fulfilled.
Addressing a mammoth crowd of supporters at Epebu, Dickson said this was the time the people needed to stand firm by the PDP as a party that had given Ogbia a pride of place in the political history of the country.
He promised that his administration would intensify efforts to link the communities in the Anyama area with a road to Yenagoa.
He added that he had approved the rehabilitation of the dilapidated power lines from the Kolo creek gas turbine in order to provide electricity for Anyama and its environs.
He assured the people of Otuokpoti and the various communities visited that if supported to actualise his re-election bid, he would surpass the achievements of his first term.
Describing Permanent Voter Cards as the only tools needed to actualise this dream, he said they should troop out on election day to vote and defend their votes.
He urged them not be swayed by the propaganda of the opposition party, adding that the opposition party did not mean well for the people of the state.
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