By Samson Boroh
The family of late former Bayelsa State governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, on Wednesday gave reasons on why they mobilized the people of the state to vote against the Governor Seriake Dickson’s endorsed candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 governorship election in the state.
It said they decided to join forces with other stakeholders in the state to end the reign of the incumbent governor for disappointing the revered family of the late former governor and the people of the state through his style of leadership that does not have regards for the deceased and Bayelsans.
Alamieyeseigha, popularly known as the governor-general of the Ijaw Nation, was governor of Bayelsa from 29 May 1999 to 9 December 2005 when he was impeached.
He died at 62 on 10 October 2015 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Speaking under the auspices of Alamcoism Movement (AM), the family said Dickson insulted the late Alameisegha and disrespected Ijaw elders in most of his dealings and utterances.
Speaking in Yenagoa, the Director-General, Alamcoism Movement, Ziriworiten Alamieyeseigha, who said the movement started 1999, lamented that the PDP abandoned the template of development and empowerment laid down by the late governor.
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“The PDP government disappointed Alamieyeseigha family. The Alamcoism endorsed Seriake Dickson but at the end of the day what did he do? He disappointed the family, insulted Alamcoism. So, we decided that since he failed to respect elders, we should teach him a lesson”, he said.
Flanked by principal members of the movement such as the Student Representative, Oyeindoubra Amantari and Director of Planning, Strategy, Abosi Felagha, Ziriworiten warned Lyon against breaking his social contract with the people.
He advised Lyon to learn from the past governments, desist from listening to rumours and to focus on human capital development to address the endemic poverty in Bayelsa.
Alameisegha further appealed to the governor-elect to pay attention to the infrastructural development of the state especially the construction of a seaport in Bayelsa.
He also called on Dickson and the PDP to shelve the idea of going to court to challenge the victory of Lyon saying instead of wasting the state money on litigation, they should channel the resources to infrastructural development.
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Also speaking, Ebilade, the second son of the late Alamieyeseigha , commended the people for rejecting all the offers made to them by the PDP and opted to vote Lyon as the right candidate.
He said, “I told the PDP that their money can’t counter the Alamcoism. We are around the eight local government areas and they saw the result in the eight local government areas. We won six local government areas but in Sagbama, Dickson’s local government area, there was no election.
“In my mother’s village at Ogoibiri, there was no material. It was hijacked by the Sagbama PDP Government. So, Douye Diri only won one local government area and even in that council, we divided the votes.
“People should know that Bayelsans are behind David Lyon and even the court will do nothing when everybody is on the same page. The court is not bigger than Bayelsa State. The whole state has decided and has chosen a candidate.
“We want to advise all the PDP people to reserve that money that they want to use for case and come and build one industry to employ more citizens, because we need more development in this state. They should forget about that court.”
