Nigeria: Bayelsa - Fresh Crisis in Bid to Unseat Dickson

Yenagoa — Ahead of the 2016 Governorship election in Bayelsa State, there are indications that the group of elders moving to stop Governor Seriake Dickson from returning as governor has split into two factions.

According to sources, one of the camps is led by a former deputy governor in the state and chairman of the defunct Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) Bayelsa State chapter, Werinipre Seibarugu, while the second group is led by the Special Assistant on Domestic Matter to former president Goodluck Jonathan, Weripamowei Dudafa.

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