With few days to the governorship election in Bayelsa State, the chances of the current governor, Seriaki Dickson had become slim following the defection of serving commissioners and other officials of the government to the APC on Tuesday.
The politicians dumped the PDP at the grand rally of the APC governorship campaign.
President Muhammadu Buhari was represented by his vice, Yemi Osinbajo.
Governors elected on the platforms of the APC such as Comrade Adams Oshiomhole (Edo); Aminu Tambuwa (Sokoto) and Rochas Okorocha (Imo) represented by his deputy, Eze Madumere, were all in attendance.
The event was further spiced by the presence of the governorship candidates of the party in the Southsouth states, who are seeking justice in courts, such as Dakuku Peterside (Rivers), Otega Emerhor (Delta) and Umana Umana (Rivers) including Senator Magnus Abe.
Speaking for the President, Osibanjo said it was time for Bayelsa to change from PDP to APC to realign with the centre.
He said: “The time for change has come. The time of prosperity, the time of good governance has come. Don’t miss the train. What the President wants is that you will join what we are doing in the federal level. Bayelsa deserves its pride of place among the states of Nigeria.
“This state and its people are great. But you must do the right thing. The right thing is to leave from the PDP to the APC. It is time to move. On Saturday, you deserve the right to go to the polling booth with your PVC and you will make that change on Saturday.
“After that you will have the right to demand. You will have the right to ask our candidate who will be the next governor what he promised you. I promise you that you will see a real difference.
“There will be job, progress in this state. Everyone one of us looking for promotion will have it by the grace of God. You will achieve great things”.
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