The former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson, the Senator elect for Bayelsa West Senatorial District, has being presented with his certificate of return by the National Commissioner Representing the South-South in the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, in Abuja on Friday.
In his response, Chief Dickson said, “It will be a great honour to serve the people in the red chambers”.
It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared former Chief Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the December 5 Bayelsa West senatorial by-election.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Okechukwu Okeke, of the Federal University Otuoke, (FUO) said Chief Dickson polled 115,257 votes to defeat his closest rival, Peremobowei Ebebi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 17,500 votes.
Chief Dickson recently completed an eight-year tour of duty as Bayelsa Governor. Before then, he was a member of the House of Representatives to which he got elected after serving as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Bayelsa State.
The Central and West seats became vacant following the inauguration of Senators Douye Diri and Lawrence Ewhrujakpo as governor and deputy governor of Bayelsa respectively.
