Governor Dickson praised those calling for the country to be restructured as good patriots noting that there is need for the country to be restructured as the country will be rated in the next 10 to 20 years to come as one of the most populated nations on the earth.
The governor stated this on his first October speech in an interview on Sunday after a Thanksgiving service to commemorate the 57th independence day of Nigeria at the King of Glory chapel at the state house Yenagoa.
He said;
"My view is that there is an urgent national imperative for us to eview the country. Maybe some people have problem with the word restructuring, but we have to reexamine our nations foundation and see how we can make necessary adjustment that will promote a more stable prosperous Nigeria.
"The structure of the country as it is now is not sustainable. Very often, a number of our leaders misconstrue the call for restructuring to mean seccession. No, those calling for restructuring are the patriot of Nigeria because, we want to lay a foundation that will last for the next 50, 100 to 200 years and above to come.
"Those people forget that in the next 10, 20 years the country will be one of the most populous nations on the face of the earth. You can't have such density of human population arguing everyday and every time about the injustices and imbalances, there will be an implosion.
"So, it is best for us to have a consensus. If there is any problem at all, it is how we go about it not whether we should attempt restructuring or review or not.
"That to me is taken for granted and I am happy President, Muhammadu Buhari said he was not opposed to restructuring. We are Nigerians, and nobody is more Nigerian us, nobody is more Nigerian than a bayelsan or a Niger Delta man.
"We are the people that have been sustaining this country for the over 60 years. Nobody has the right to question our Nigerianess."
The governor said.