“And because we know we want to keep every PDP leader, every aspirant and every supporter in the PDP family, we have set up this committee.” Nigeria
Inclusion Of The Newly Elected Council Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen, And Councillors In The Delegates List Nightmare For PDP – Source
Amid claims that the PDP primary was held against a backdrop of mistrust, perversion of the party’s rules, which has fuelled broad disaffection, Governor Dickson has set up a ten-member reconciliation committee headed by Senator Inatimi Spiff to facilitate dialogue, address grievances, work out a consensus, and strengthen the PDP against an aggressively encroaching APC.
While Dickson, who sponsored Senator Douye Diri’s emergence craves for lasting peace in the PDP, significant threats to stability and prospect of the party retaining power remain. In particular, the insistence of Alaibe to pursue his lawsuit challenging the conduct of the primary and President Goodluck Jonathan’s reluctance to congratulate Diri, remain indicators of perilous times ahead.
The Guardian was reliably informed that Governor Dickson has tried to call Alaibe and even sent people to appease him but to no avail. Alaibe, who is considered the most popular of all of the aspirants is said to be shell-shocked and unable to come to terms with the fact that he lost the primary due to, what he called “overt manipulation of the process.”
It was gathered that Jonathan and other elder statesmen who paved the way for Dickson’s ascension in 2012 are aggrieved that if winner to the primary had emerged through a credible process, the party would have been more fortified and it would have been a lot easier to prevent those who might otherwise want to play the role of spoiler during the November 16 governorship.
“My previous exit from the PDP was based on principles; my return was based on necessity. After considering every suggestion by stakeholders and supporters, it is, therefore, my decision not to join any other political party but to stay in the PDP and pursue justice until I achieve it. Thank you for your understanding and God bless you,” said Alaibe.
A banker, Mr. Ejike Emmanuel told The Guardian that Lyon has a cult following in Bayelsa because the wealthy businessman had helped a lot of people in the past even across party line.
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