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for the People’s Democratic Party in Bayelsa State following Friday’s swearing in of Senator Douye Diri as governor.
Jonathan and many other PDP top shots were alleged to have switched their support to the APC candidate, David Lyon on the basis of Dickson’s. 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.
“He will also look beyond the state and extend the olive branch. 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 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.
Following a petition against Justice Inyang by Alaibe, alleging lack of confidence in her ability to ensure a fair trial of the matter, the case was adjourned indefinitely to enable the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, who had directed Justice Inyang to respond to the petition, conclude investigations into the petition. The matter is yet to be heard since then. But supporters of the PDP governorship aspirant have remained confident that Alaibe’s case is a good one.
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