Over the years, one major challenge hindering our path to democratic sustainability, is the inability of the masses to vote for competent and credible leaders that will initiative development and people oriented policies, programmes and projects.

As we draw close to 2019 elections, it is needful to bear in mind that only credible leaders can guarantee sustainable development for Bayelsa State and Nigeria at large.

I therefore urge the electorates to vote for only leaders whom they have profiled to be good enough to represent them in various positions in government.

All the legacies we have achieved in the last six years will amount to nothing, if we fail to vote the right set of leaders into power. Government should be seen as a continuum, hence there is need to ensure that stakeholders do not influence the outcome of the election, by allowing friends and cronies to emerge as party flag bearers.

Again delegates should ensure that they are not influenced by money but to vote out of a good conscience. As bribery & corruption will only hinder the policy focus and direction of the government now and in the future.

For this country?