Man threatens Dickson 500million Lawsuit over missing boats hired for election in 2019

Man threatens Dickson 500million Lawsuit over missing boats hired for election in 2019

......... Says Senator Dickson is the most heartless, ungrateful human being he has never seen on earth

Francis Tayor

Warri______ A man identified as Mr. Betu Sunday, a native of Agge Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has threatened to institute five hundred million naira (500, 000 000 00) lawsuit against the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State and the current senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, His Excellency, Sen. Henry Seriake Dickson, over two missing 200 horse power outboard engine speed boats he hired for Bayelsa State November 16th, 2019 Governorship election between Gov. Douye Diri and David Lyon of APC.

Mr. Betu who is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ekeremor LGA of Bayelsa State, disclose this to the Press in Warri on Tuesday 3rd May, 2022, accused the former Governor of Bayelsa State as the most heartless and ungrateful human being on earth he has never seen for endangering his life and family over the two missing boats by the owners in the past three years after Dickson contracted him to hire 35 pieces of 200hp boats from Delta State to Bayelsa for the purpose of the inccubent Governor Sen. Douye Diri election.

He said on that fateful day in 2019, Sen. Dickson Seriake contracted me through his aide to arrange 35 pieces of 200HP speed boats at the cost of two hundred thousand naira each (N200, 000) for three days service and which he faithfully did and deliver them to him.

According to Betu, said: "" I stood as a sorty for the boats to be released for three days work which they paid for with the condition (agreement) that any extra days incurred will be paid by the person who hired the boats. Unfortunately, after the elections, l called for the return of the boats but l was told that twenty (20) out of the thirty five (35) boats were held in the custody of military men, and that order of the arrest to detain the boats came from Elele Army Barracks, Portharcourt."

" At this point, l tried all the means reaching out to the former Governor His. Excellency,  Henry Seriake Dickson in order to use his influence to release the boats from the military detention before the days they paid for expires, but he refused to answer my calls including his aides.

Hence, the days of hiring the boats accumulated, and l was informed that two boats was used by the military men and was not returned up till date as l speak. As result of that, the boat owners arrested and detained me for two months in Asaba Police headquarters. As am talking, my cars and properties are with the police in Asaba pending when l returns the two boats as well as pay the accumulated rent before they will be release back to me."

" Since then, l have been on the run in exile with my family because l could not returned the two missing boats used by the military men during the election. I could no longer go to my house because the boat owners are looking for me everywhere. Before l was released from police detention in Asaba, l entered into agreement with sorties in order to meet with Seriake Dickson to provide the accumulated two weeks together with the two boats that have not been returned by the military personnel's. I even borrowed one million naira to bring back the boats from Bayelsa to Warri after two weeks excluding the two boats with the military personnel's.

But unfortunately, all efforts to reach out to the former Governor, Sen. Dickson remain abortive because he refused to take my calls. There was this lucky day he managed picked my call and what he told me was that l should go and meet the inccubent Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri to lay my complain but l have no access to him. As am talking, even the records of my phone conversation with him is right here in my phone, that is one of the evidence l will tender at court ", Betu asserted.

However, Mr. Sunday Betu has given Sen. Seriake Dickson twenty four hours (24hrs) to provide the two missing boats as well as to pay for the accumulated two weeks incurred for the boats hired so as for the matter to rest or else, he have no other choice than to approach the court in order to institute five hundred million naira (500, 000 000) lawsuit fine against the former Governor in payment for damages and pains he suffered as result of this case over the past three years.

He further vows to mobilize the Outboard Boat Owners Association of Miller Waterside NPA, Warri Delta State of Nigeria and the youths of Ekeremor Local Government Area to mount a protest against his wicked and ungodly act against nature and humanity, Mr. Betu concluded.