In 2012 GEJ used Dickson to remove Sylva, while In 2019, GEJ and PEJ worked with Sylva to remove Dickson’s Stooge.
For those who didn’t follow the buildup to the Bayelsa elections. Gov. Dickson disrespected GEJ and the Bayelsa elders.
They had settled on Timi Alaibe as a consensus PDP candidate to replace Dickson.
Dickson who Jonathan brought out of obscure House of Reps and made Governor disrespected GEJ & PEJ, but bribed Secondus to have his way in the primary and imposed his cousin Diri on the party.
Not only that he disparaged Bayelsa East- Jonathan’s people (Ogbia, Nembe and Brass) as non core Ijaw and traitors.
Whole thing has been building from senatorial elections which was why APC won GEJ’s Senatorial district in the February 2019 polls with his support.
All GEJ’s allies and boys moved to APC and David Lyon is a godson of Patience Jonathan.
Goodluck Jonathan did not campaign for the APC candidate like his wife and mother out of self respect but his kinsmen ensured Dickson was taught a lesson without him saying a word.
Jonathan’s polling unit, ward and senatorial district all delivered for Lyon. Wike and Jonathan and their allies all worked for Lyon.
Irony of it is that Dickson refused to reconcile after the primaries or make any concessions, rather saying that he could win on his own. Now he’s thoroughly defeated, all politics is local.
The PDP national leadership is an embarrassment. Why would you let the interests of an underperforming governor who wanted to impose a stooge supersede that of the former president and party elders in a state who has shelved their interests to back the strongest candidate in the party Timi Alaibe ?
Jonathan could have insisted on any of his loyalists like Igali to be the PDP candidate but he settled on Timi Alaibe who was formidable and had the support of all the people.
Obasanjo, Wike, Ifeanyi Okowa even joined Jonathan to beg Dickson and Secondus to let Alaibe get the ticket, But Dickson wanted his cousin instead, perhaps to cover his loots.
Bayelsa people hated Dickson particularly Bayelsa East(Jonathan’s people) who Dickson called non core Ijaw.
Core Ijaws are apparently according to Dickson the Sagbama/Ekeremor/Southern Ijaws of Bayelsa and the Bomadi/Burutu/Patani of Delta and as such only them should be in charge of the only Izon state.
The people of Otuoke, former President Goodluck Jonathan’s community in Ogbia Local Government Area had declared their support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, David lyon following Timi Alaibe defeat at the primaries.
The acting paramount ruler, HRH Moses Otazi who made the resolution of the people known when the APC governorship campaign team led by lyon campaigned in the community, said there is an upsurge of political revolution in Bayelsa and the people of Otuoke are not neutral.
He said though most of the people are PDP, they have unanimously resolved to vote for the APC because of what he called widespread defiance of the PDP-led administration.
Speaking at the palace, lyon accused Governor Seriake Dickson of disrespecting traditional institution by abandoning the welfare of traditional rulers.
Before leaving Otuoke, lyon paid a visit to Jonathan’s mother, Mrs Madam Eunice Ayi Ebele Jonathan who gave her blessings to him and his running mate, Senator Biobarakuma Degi- Eremienyo.
Speaking at the palace of HRH, Sopana Amakiri Agala(ADDI X111) Obenema of Anyama, lyon lamented the deplorable state of communities in Ogbia Local Government Area.
He assured the people that his government would end their sufferings in the hands of the PDP-led government, noting that Bayelsans have suffered from bad leadership and mismanagement of state resources too long .
While sympathizing with the people of the community over the risk of extinction in the face of devastating erosion, he disclosed that his decision to run for the governorship seat was informed by the continued hardship the people have faced over the years.
The monarch in his response traced the lineage of lyon family from Olugbobiri community to Anyama clan and appealed to him to save the endangered communities from ravaging erosion when he becomes governor.
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