Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, on Tuesday described his late mother, Mrs. Goldcoast Dickson as his rock, elder sister, friend, biggest supporter, and an integral part of his life.
He said the life of her mother he fondly called Mama Gogo impacted positively on him an on many who met her.
Dickson spoke when members of the National Assembly representing the state, paid him a condolence visit in Government House, Yenagoa.
A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Francis Ottah Agbo quoted Dickson, as saying that, his mother’s love, devotion and warmth towards him and his siblings could never be quantified.
Dickson expressed sadness over the passage of his mother, saying the vacuum created by her departure would be difficult to fill, as she always prayed for him and for his administration to succeed.
He said: “My mum was my rock. She was not just my mother, she was my elder sister; she had me very early; she was my friend and my biggest supporter in anything I wanted to do.
“And she was always praying and encouraging me. Today, for the first time since her death, as we finished the morning devotion, I didn’t have my mother to hug me because every morning after devotion, she would hug me!
“After every morning devotion, she would bless me and pronounce strength and God’s guidance and she did that till the very end. Even on her hospital bed, she was praying and blessing all her children so this is one vacuum that will be very difficult to fill.”
The Governor, who said the Dickson family was going through a trying period, noted that, Mrs. Dickson would be greatly missed and expressed appreciation to all sympathizers, who identified with them in their movement of grief.