![]() ![]() He joined the PDP, Diri and two others as defendants. ![]() In Suit No: FHC/YNG/CS/99/2019 filed before the court, Alaibe is, among other things, urging the Court to declare him as the validly nominated governorship candidate of the PDP. What we need to do is to convince Bayelsans that we have learnt our lessons and they will embrace the PDP which is the only true party of the people of the state,” he added.Ĭomplaining of irregularities, Alaibe had immediately after the PDP primaries filed a case against Diri’s candidature at the Federal High Court in Yenagoa, the state capital. He is the greatest beneficiary of the twist of fate that saw Diri become governor after the internal crisis within the PDP dashed APC the governorship on a platter of gold. What else will he be fighting for? God gave him a second chance to right the wrongs and that is exactly what he said he will be doing with the support of the new governor and other party leaders within and outside the state. “He will also look beyond the state and extend the olive branch. But with the opportunity given us by the Supreme Court judgement, the quest for peace is now doubled.ĭickson would be working hard to ensure that all those who left PDP in Bayelsa as a result of one grievance or the other are persuaded to return. Politics is dynamic and we were looking forward to correcting some of those mistakes. We saw that some things could have been better managed. “In a way, even before the Supreme Court judgment, we in Dickson’s camp had observed some mistakes on our part. Read Also: PDP, Dickson, Wike flay Oshiomhole Dickson also hinted on reaching out to Governor Wike of Rivers State, Timi Alaibe and other party leaders within and outside Bayelsa as part of the peace moves. This explains why Governor Diri wasted no time to visit former President Jonathan with his Certificate of Return. He begged his allies and associates, including the new Governor and his deputy to be ready to work with him to make peace and reposition the party in the coming days. “The governor (Dickson) made it clear he would be seeking reconciliation. This new position, which runs contrary to his earlier stance, The Nation learnt, was communicated to his allies, shortly before he handed over to Diri on Friday. To kick-start a process of reconciliation within the party in Bayelsa and beyond, Dickson reportedly instructed his allies, including Governor Diri, that he intended to reach out to all aggrieved persons within and outside the state, with a view to re-energizing and repositioning the party. He never thought the APC would be denied the opportunity to carry out their plans against him.” Sources close to the former governor said: “He was struck beyond words when the judgement was pronounced. The source further said on his part, Diri commended his friends from Rivers State who made the reconciliation possible, stating that he and Alaibe shared a common vision as sons of the same council area.The emergence of Diri as governor, sources said, has presented Dickson and his party a rare opportunity to reclaim the political leadership of the state earlier lost to the APC last November. The development of this state should be our interest,” the source quoted Alaibe as saying. I am here to support my brother for us to move Bayelsa State forward. ![]() “We are one people, we know ourselves and I am happy to see these faces with the governor here. He quoted the ex-NDDC boss as saying that he had returned to fully support his brother to succeed as governor, noting that power comes from God. He said they embraced each after the reconciliation. One of those present at the peace meeting, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Alaibe acknowledged the several years of relationship with Diri in their political journey. There are speculations that Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike and ‘some friends’ might have brokered peace between Diri and Alaibe when he visited the former in Yenagoa on January 10. ![]() APC asks Diri to explain N21bn LG funds. ![]()
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