Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Thursday denied that he was planning to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The governor made the denial in reaction to Wednesday’s defection speech made by Senator Clever Ikisikpo claiming that Dickson would soon join APC.

He described the comments credited to out-going Senator representing Bayelsa-East Senatorial District, Clever Ikisikpo, during his defection to the APC as uncharitable.

The lawmaker had while announcing his defection from the PDP, alongside other lawmakers from Bayelsa at the APC national secretariat, on Wednesday said the Dickson will soon defect to the APC.

But a statement issued on Thursday in Yenagoa the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, berated Senator Ikisikpo over his comments.

He noted that the comments were made out of frustration.

The CPS said:“Ikisikpo wants to dignify his perfidy and rope Governor Dickson into his dubious defection scheme.

“A man who rose from relative obscurity through the platform of the PDP from 1999 as House of Assembly member and later to the National Assembly.

“And serving as a two term member of the green chambers and from there rose through the shoulders of President Goodluck Jonathan to the Senate.

“He could not even as a mark of honour and respect, wait for the President, his benefactor, kinsman and leader of a political party that gave him so much, to leave office before defecting to the APC.

“It shows the height of desperation, treachery, mischief and blackmail perpetrated by some of the so-called PDP leaders, who worked to deny the party victory at the polls even against one of their own.

“As a government, we are not surprised at Ikisikpo’s action and others like him. In fact, the public should expect many more defections in the days to come from those, who worked against the party in the State Assembly elections.

“It is pertinent to state that, their leaving the party is of no consequence to the fortunes. We want to assure them that posterity will be the judge.”

Dickson had set up a committee to discipline PDP stalwarts perceived to have had a hand in the loss of two Bayelsa Assembly seats to APC and APGA in the April polls. (NAN)

•Photo shows Dickson

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