By Samuel Oyadongha

Yenagoa—Stakeholders in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bayelsa State, appeared divided over the outcome of the parallel party primaries conducted at the West senatorial district of the state, which produced Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and Evangelist Foster Ogola, respectively.

While a former aide to the immediate past administration in the state, Prince Lucky Yuobougha, insisted that the primaries conducted by the faction of the party loyal to Senator Lokpobiri was authentic and should be upheld by the National leadership of the party, a socio-political group under the aegis of Bayelsa Youths for National Interest, BYNI, called for the cancellation of primaries, describing same as unacceptable.

Yuobougha, who is from the senatorial district, said that the decision of party members to support Senator Lokpobiri against the choice of Governor Seriake Dickson was based on the need for pragmatic leadership at the Senate.

He said: “Senator Lokpobiri was the choice of the people. Aside the fact that Lokpobiri played a vital role in securing supports for Dickson by convincing aggrieved party men to support the governor, the choice of the people should be upheld.”