Ben Murray-Bruce quits Bayelsa senate race, mocked on Twitter
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his withdrawal provoked some taunts on twitter. here are some1 my voice has been very loud on the issues that matter to our people and our country at all time. my support to our party my people and state government is unquestionable. i am humbled that the national leadership of my party supported by the state chapter in appreciation of my efforts offered to support my reelection to the senate to continue my service1 even with the support of my party at the national and state levels with the full backing of my state government and leadership as a man of honour interested in the well-being of my people i hereby announce my withdrawal from the senatorial race1 once again i thank the former president dr. goodluck ebelo jonathan the national chairman prince uche secondus my colleagues in the senate and governor of bayelsa state the honourable henry seriake dickson for their support and encouragement he said1 i thank specially the people of my constituency for their trust and confidence in me to serve and represent them in the senate. by trusting me with this mandate i have come to know them and our people even better an experience i will never forget for the rest of my life1 i have also intensified consultations in the last couple of week in the course of which i have come to realize an existing local rotational arrangement of over 20 years beginning with the late great chief melford okilo by which arrangement the senatorial seat rotates per local government area among the three councils for four years in the senatorial district1 them no see ben bruce hard-work and common sense for1 breaking mr applied common sense for the first time1 adeola mary slessor @adeola05031 ben bruce withdrew from the race and yet hes being criticized. what do you guys even want in this country. you spend your whole jobless life on here yet you dont have 2 mins to research and know that bayelsa east under bens platform has a zoning structure of 4 year per lga1 tabai biboye @tabaibiboye1