A
group, Concerned Bayelsa Elders, has warned former President Goodluck
Jonathan to call his wife, Patience, to order or risk political crisis
in Bayelsa State.
The leader of the group, Ebeletimi Wilson, said this while addressing journalists in Lagos, according to a statement on Tuesday.
Wilson said Jonathan’s wife was still
scheming to ensure that the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson,
does not emerge governor next year.
He
said now that Jonathan has relocated to Bayelsa State, his wife is
attempting to use her supporters in the Transformation Ambassadors of
Nigeria to frustrate the governor.
He said if Jonathan did not handle the
situation well, he could lose Dickson’s loyalty just as former governors
Rotimi Amaechi and Timipre Sylva abandoned him.
Wilson said, “What exactly does Dame
Patience Jonathan want? Dickson has proved to be a performing governor
as he has within three years transformed the state in the areas of
infrastructural development and security. This initiative has changed
the fortunes of the state.
“Jonathan should be able to call his
people to order because we know that his inability to call his people to
order resulted in the eventual face off with Timipre Sylva and Rotimi
Amaechi.
“Our appeal is that, as the leader of
the state, Jonathan should encourage Dickson for succeeding in keeping
the Peoples Democratic Party united in the state.”
Wilson said if Jonathan did not speak up
then it would be assumed that he and his wife are plotting to ensure
that a former commissioner, Waipamo-Owei Dudafa, emerges the next
governor of the state.
He alleged that Patience’s clique and preferred candidate were the ones frustrating Dickson’s administration.
He said, “Why should ex-President
Jonathan keep mum while his wife fuels crisis in the state just because
she is not getting her way? It is very disappointing. Her aim is to turn
Bayelsa into a crisis-ridden state like what she encouraged in Rivers
State, but thank God Dickson has been tactful.
“It is ironical that she has in the last
three years been the main opposition in Bayelsa State, intimidating the
people and even security operatives.”
Culled from Punch
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