Nathan Egba-Ologo, a former commissioner for Information in Bayelsa State, has described as disturbing the frequent change of police commissioners in the state. He said the development is a dangerous trend for sustained peace and security and called on Ibrahim Idris, the inspector-general of Police, to put an end to it, if the people must feel safe and secured.

Egba-Ologo spoke in Yenagoa on Saturday, November 10, when he appeared as a guest on The Mandate, a popular radio programme.

He said the incessant change of police chiefs had heightened tension in the state ahead of the crucial 2019 general elections, saying that it is not in the best interest of the state.

The former commissioner who decried the recent activities of some miscreants and criminal elements, called on Bayelsans to join forces with the restoration government to fish out such misguided characters.

He explained that security is a collective business and should not be left in the hands of the government alone, but also charged the law enforcement agencies to go after those who are determined to return the state back to the dark days of insecurity.

The erstwhile spokesman to the Bayelsa State government lashed out at those playing politics with the issue of security, saying blaming the state government for certain skirmishes is unpatriotic.

While explaining the circumstances that led to his final exit from the All Progressive Congress, APC, Egba-Ologo said it was one of the best decisions he took, as the APC was no longer the party it professed to be.

According to him, the APC has lost its glory and only exist on paper and stressed that more of its members will soon dump the party and join the PDP, which he described as the only party that can boast of democratic values.

The former APC chieftain thanked Governor Seriake Dickson for giving him and others the opportunity to return to the PDP, noting that the governor had brought stability in the politics of Bayelsa.

He stated that like never before Dickson had extended his hand of fellowship to members of the opposition because of his believe that the development of Bayelsa should come first above other interest.

He said: “This is a second term governor who is not contesting an election and who does not have anything to lose yet he is still wooing those on the other side to come over. That shows you the kind of large heart he has. We have never seen this kind of politics and so I must commend the governor.

“Look at what he did recently, given back the jobs of those who lost in the last primaries back to them. That too has never happened before. It shows how politically benevolent he is and we must appreciate him for that.

“PDP in Bayelsa is now more united, stronger and better. There is great respect for the individual rights of members and all these are enough to endear more people to the party.”

Speaking on the issue of development, the former spokesman of the Sylva/Igiri Campaign Organisation praised Dickson for the infrastructural revolution which he said cuts across all sectors.

“The achievements of this administration are enormous. From road project to schools, health facilities and so on. We have seen a major revolution. For instance the 500 bed hospital, he has turned it into a medical university rather allowing it to rot away. The University of Africa in Toru-Orua and so on. So clearly, I think the governor has performed creditably.

“He is committed to setting a standard and what he has put in place including the airport which I failed to mention earlier, the economy of the state will receive a major boost. This is the kind of leadership that we expect for a state like Bayelsa and Dickson is offering that now.”

The former Information commissioner who said his relationship with Timipre Sylva, his former boss, had gone soured politically called on members of the PDP to close ranks in their collective desire to emerge victorious in the next year’s general election.

– Nov. 12, 2018 @ 16:59 GMT |