Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa state, ex-governor Timipre Sylva, has taken Governor Seriake Dickson to the cleaners, alleging that the latter is not fit to be governor for abdicating responsibility for his actions and inactions.
In a statement by his media office, he held that his successor in office was pursued by his (Dickson’s) lack of capacity to govern, asserting that “Dickson’s record of failure, larceny and ineptitude is so manifest that the deceits from his bag of lies can no longer hide him”.
Sylva spoke in response to yesterday’s claim by the Special Adviser to Governor Dickson on Security, Dr. Boma Spero-Jack, that he is sponsoring activities meant to destabilise the state.
Sylva reacted by accusing Dickson of blaming the opposition instead of taking responsibility for protests against his,“incompetent” administration, adding that it tallies with the governor’s style of feeding “the people a line to try to mask his incompetence each time it manifests in form of failure to deliver leadership when occasion demands”.
According to the statement, “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 former governor added that 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.”
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