Count me out of Bayelsa guber race – Alamieyeseigha

Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, has distanced himself from the forthcoming governorship race in the state.

The former governor on Friday reacted to a report that he was planning to join the governorship race on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

But Alamieseigha in a statement in Yenagoa described as complete fallacy and an act of mischief, the reports that he was interested in the race.

The former governor said he neither nursed nor discussed such plans with anybody and called on his teeming supporters and the people of the state to regard the reports as the handiwork of mischief makers.

Alamieyesiegha said he remained a staunch member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and had no intention to abandon the party to seek an office under the platform of another party.

He said he would rather support and contribute to ongoing efforts at rebuilding and repositioning the PDP.

Alamieyeseigha reaffirmed his total support for the administration of Mr. Seriake Dickson and expressed satisfaction with the performance of the PDP-controlled government in the state.