Senator Murray-Bruce, Jonathan’s godson, others pick NASS nomination forms

Murray-Bruce, currently representing Bayelsa East, wants to return to the Senate while a senator in the sixth Senate, Barigha-Amange, for now appears to be the only challenger to Murray-Bruce in the senatorial district.

The Speaker, Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Konbowei Benson; Senator representing Bayelsa East, Ben Murray-Bruce; member representing Yenagoa/Kolokuma/Opokuma Federal Constituency, Douye Diri, have picked the National Assembly nomination forms under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, it has been learnt.

Other aspirants, who have picked their forms under the platform of the PDP for the NASS positions are George Turnah, godson of former President Goodluck Jonathan; Senator Nimi Barigha-Amange; member representing Sagbama/Ekeremor in House of Representatives, Fred Agbedi; former Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Steve Azaiki and former President, Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, Udengs Eradiri.

Also, current Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Lawrence Ewhrujakpor, has picked nomination form for the National Assembly.

Checks showed that Konbowei Benson is aspiring to represent Southern Ijaw in the Representatives; Murray-Bruce, currently representing Bayelsa East, wants to return to the Senate while a senator in the sixth Senate, Barigha-Amange, for now appears to be the only challenger to Murray-Bruce in the senatorial district.

Ewhrujakpor is aspiring to represent Bayelsa West, the senatorial district of Governor Seriake Dickson. The district is currently occupied by Senator Foster Ogola. As of the time of this report, Ogola had yet to pick his nomination form.

In the case of Douye Diri, he picked a nomination form to represent Bayelsa Central, currently represented by Senator Emmanuel Paulker. It has yet to be ascertained if Paulker, who has represented the district for three terms is staging a comeback.