Jonathan’s Unknown Links With Diri – Dickson’s Aide Opens Up

Insinuations that Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is against the aspiration of Senator Douye Diri, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate in Bayelsa State have been dismissed by Daniel Alabrah, the Special Adviser (SA) to Governor Seriake Dickson on Public Affairs.

It had been insinuated that Jonathan preferred his one-time rival, Timi Alaibe, the erstwhile managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC for the ticket.

The issue had brewed discontent with claims that Governor Dickson was rubbing major political stakeholders in the state on the wrong side in his determination to foist Diri as his successor.

However, responding to the issues in an interview, Alabrah said:

 “Anybody can claim anything. Though, what you are talking is in the realms of speculation. You alluded to that. That people are speculating. Of course, people are bound to speculate when they do not have the full information, the right information. So, they can decide to speculate.

“But what I know is that the former President who is a well respected leader of our state and of our country, I am aware that he received Senator Douye Diri in his house before the primary and he gave Senator Douye Diri his blessings.

“So, when people say that he is not in support of Senator Diri’s candidature, that is not correct. Mind you, Senator Diri served under the former President when he was the governor of Bayelsa State as a Commissioner for Youths and Sports. So, Jonathan is more or less a political leader to Diri. He was his boss at some point in his political career and he still remains his boss. Those who are speculating do not know the truth.”   

Alabrah, further insisted that the coast remains quite clear for the victory of PDP’s candidate, Senator Douye Diri, adding that the structures for winning elections in Bayelsa State belong to the party.  

“None of the persons who have defected have said that it was because of the candidature of Senator Douye Diri. They didn’t say that Senator Diri’s candidature was not acceptable to them. They had their reasons.”

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