Plans by former First Lady and wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan to hijack the All Progressive Congress, APC in Bayelsa State to foist a candidate of her choice in the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa State has been uncovered.
State, FOPOF, accused the former First Lady of using her illegally
acquired wealth to heavily fund and create a power bloc in the APC in
Bayelsa State, using members of the defunct Transformation Ambassadors of
Nigeria, TAN, whom she equally used to undermine the leadership of the PDP
in the State in the period leading up to the last presidential election,
which the husband lost.
According to the
Director-General of FOPOF, Elder Adenzi Kakarite, the majority of those
defecting from the PDP to the APC, are not only her close associates,
but vocal members of the defunct TAN in Bayelsa State, whom she wants to
use to impose a candidate of her choice to run on the platform of the
party in the forthcoming elections.
Director-General of FOPOF, Elder Adenzi Kakarite, the majority of those
defecting from the PDP to the APC, are not only her close associates,
but vocal members of the defunct TAN in Bayelsa State, whom she wants to
use to impose a candidate of her choice to run on the platform of the
party in the forthcoming elections.
Elder Kakarite pointed out that, the former first lady, who had promised
to remain in Okrika has now made Otuoke her political sanctuary and daily
holding meetings and providing funds, with a view to ensuring that, the
defectors hijack the machinery of the APC to perfect her plans.
to remain in Okrika has now made Otuoke her political sanctuary and daily
holding meetings and providing funds, with a view to ensuring that, the
defectors hijack the machinery of the APC to perfect her plans.
The FOPOF statement further disclosed that, to show her greed for power,
she is on the other hand, also funding and working with the PDP Unity
Forum, made up of PDP members, who were accused of anti party activities,
during the last State House of Assembly polls in the State and were either
expelled or suspended from the party.
she is on the other hand, also funding and working with the PDP Unity
Forum, made up of PDP members, who were accused of anti party activities,
during the last State House of Assembly polls in the State and were either
expelled or suspended from the party.
It
explains that, most of this group of PDP members, who were readmitted
into the party, after the peace and reconciliation efforts of the
National and State offices of the party, are being funded by the former
first lady to carry out campaigns of calumny and spreading deliberate
falsehood to discredit Governor Seriake Dickson, so that, she would also
have her preferred candidate run for the PDP, thereby placing herself in
a win, win situation.
explains that, most of this group of PDP members, who were readmitted
into the party, after the peace and reconciliation efforts of the
National and State offices of the party, are being funded by the former
first lady to carry out campaigns of calumny and spreading deliberate
falsehood to discredit Governor Seriake Dickson, so that, she would also
have her preferred candidate run for the PDP, thereby placing herself in
a win, win situation.
FOPOF also warned Bayelsans to be mindful of the dirty and anti
progressive antics of this group of persons, who are going about
propagating falsehood, using some vulnerable Bayelsans to state that, the
PDP will lose the Bayelsa governorship, if it fields incumbent governor
Henry Seriake Dickson in the forthcoming election.
progressive antics of this group of persons, who are going about
propagating falsehood, using some vulnerable Bayelsans to state that, the
PDP will lose the Bayelsa governorship, if it fields incumbent governor
Henry Seriake Dickson in the forthcoming election.
The statement read in part, “The former first lady is very greedy and
selfish by wanting to sponsor the candidates of both the PDP and the APC,
so that, she can continue to
milk the State dry.
Bayelsans must rise up and resist this woman, who clearly do not mean well
for Bayelsa State, because she was partly the reason for the husband’s
defeat in the last presidential election, and since she couldn’t succeed
at the National level, she wants to come and force a governor of her
choice down our throats. No, we must resist itâ€
selfish by wanting to sponsor the candidates of both the PDP and the APC,
so that, she can continue to
milk the State dry.
Bayelsans must rise up and resist this woman, who clearly do not mean well
for Bayelsa State, because she was partly the reason for the husband’s
defeat in the last presidential election, and since she couldn’t succeed
at the National level, she wants to come and force a governor of her
choice down our throats. No, we must resist itâ€
The statement disclosed that, she is coming to meddle in Bayelsa politics,
because she has fallen out of favour with her kinsmen in Okrika, Rivers
State, stressing that, Bayelsans should rise up with one voice to fight
this injustice about to be perpetrated by one woman for her own selfish
interest.
because she has fallen out of favour with her kinsmen in Okrika, Rivers
State, stressing that, Bayelsans should rise up with one voice to fight
this injustice about to be perpetrated by one woman for her own selfish
interest.
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