Attack On Alaibe, Others: “Nigerians Will Not Buy Into Your Cheap Blackmail” Group Tells Seriake Dickson

The Bayelsa Democratic Coalition BDC has described as cheap blackmail, the statement credited to the executive governor of Bayelsa state Seriake Dickson on the defection of Timi Alaibe and others from the  Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The governor had in an event in Abuja, told journalists that the defection was born out of selfishness and greed. The group through a press statement signed by its National Coordinator Eddie Tekenah said the governor was resorting to cheap blackmail which does not hold water considering the glaring reality on ground.

The group said the governor should tell Nigerians what he has done with the money that has accrued to the state since he came into office. The group described his statement as a slap on the sensibilities of Bayelsans who have embraced the All progressives Congress as a result of his ineptitude administration and disregard for the wellbeing of Bayelsans.

The group said it is regrettable that a state like Bayelsa with a large revenue profile and a small population compared to other states will be suffering  such level of underdevelopment.

 It said it is ridiculous that the governor has applied an escapist route of dodging the issue that necessitated the exodus the party has witnessed recently.  “It is sad that the governor will resort to attacking the character of Bayelsans who have made their mark. People like Ndutimi Alaibe who accomplished a lot at the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC and whose tenure as Special Adviser to late President Umar Yaradua precipitated the emergence of the amnesty deal and a two term senator like Heineken Lokpobiri cannot be described in such adjectives used by the governor if not for the fact that he is desperately acknowledging that he has lost the confidence of Bayelsa people and is resorting to such cheap blackmail.” The group posited.

The Bayelsa Democratic Coalition said with the way the All Progressives Congress is gaining the confidence of the people, more high profile defections will soon take place and Bayelsans with be better off for it.