Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state has alleged that the recent defection of Chief Timi Alaibe and Senator Heineken Lokpobiri to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is an act of desperation.
According to Governor Dickson, the defections of both Alaibe and Lokpobiri were borne out of their desperation to be governor of Bayelsa state, Daily Post reports.
The governor made this statement at the National Security Summit 2015, organized by The Sun Publishing Limited in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force.
Speaking at the event, Governor Dickson slammed the defectors, describing them as greedy and selfish politicians.
He said: “Each one of them wants to be the governor and the PDP platform is not available for them to pursue their ambitions.
“So, they are going to the next alternative. The APC is the party that has control of the center and by so doing, positioning themselves for federal appointments, which the PDP and I are not in a position to give to them.
“They are hoping somehow that the federal might by way of security and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) manipulation, will see them into the government house, which is not going to be the case.
“We know the antecedents of each and every one of them and we are confident that the people are not with them.”
On his chances of re-election, Dickson expressed deep confidence, stating that having done well, he was sure of getting re-elected for a second term in office.
He said: “I am confident of getting re-elected. Bayelsa is a PDP state and I have done well. It is not me saying it, it is the people of Bayelsa that are saying.
“So, let’s wait to see who their (APC) flag-bearer would be against me.”
Timi Alaibe, Col. Sam Inokoba (rtd.), the embattled immediate past chairman of the PDP in Bayelsa, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and others recently defected to the APC.
The defectors were received by Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the national chairman of the APC, at a rally organized by the APC last Saturday in Yenagoa.
Alaibe is a former special adviser to the president on Niger Delta affairs.
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