Politics
Timi Alaibe leads Bayelsa APC chiefs, 3,000 others to PDP
…..Aggrieved members shut down party’s secretariat
FORMER Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Timi Alaibe, yesterday led some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State back to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
They were former PDP members who had been aggrieved and left for the APC. Prominent among them were two-time Commissioner for Information and top ally of former Governor Timipre Sylva, Chief Nathan Egba; a political force in Ijaw South Council, Chief Rufus Abadi; and former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief Gideon Ekeowei. They led over 3,000 of their supporters to the PDP in a colourful ceremony in Yenagoa yesterday.
Governor Seriake Dickson received them, in company of the South South zonal chairman of PDP, Chief Emmanuel Ogidi; Bayelsa PDP chairman, Chief Moses Cleopas; and other top political figures in the state.
The governor confessed that Alaibe and the other returnees gave him a run for his money in the hotly contested governorship election of 2015.
On his part, Alaibe said that he had been to the APC and had seen the difference between both parties.
He said: “You can see the party in Bayelsa, and the quality of leadership provided by the governor. I am here because the PDP is the place to be. PDP is an Ijaw party. It takes on issues of restructuring. It communicates on the issues that affect the Niger Delta. That is why we are all Atikulated.”
But in Ekiti State, aggrieved PDP members yesterday shut down the party’s secretariat in Ado-Ekiti over alleged mismanagement by the State Working Committee (SWC).
Led by former secretary of the party in the state, Dr. Tope Aluko, the aggrieved members chased some officials and workers in the office out and locked the office
-
Politics7 days ago
You Have a Few Days to go, Gov. Fubara Tells LGA Chairmen
-
Sports7 days ago
FIFA decision moves Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham step closer to playing ’39th game’ abroad.
-
Business3 days ago
Billionaire Femi Otedola, Zenon Petroleum Sue Zenith Bank Over Illegal Acquisition Of Shares; Demand Over N100bn As Relief
-
News5 days ago
Oba of Benin: Edo group rejects Gov Obaseki’s peace move, warns against sacrilege
-
Entertainment7 days ago
PHOTOS: Funeral Service For Late Junior Pope Begins In Enugu
-
News5 days ago
Panic As Nigerian Army Personnel Storm Streets In Abia State Over Killing Of Colleague By Assailants
-
Politics7 days ago
Tinubu approved payment of N3.3tn power sector debts – Adelabu
-
Business7 days ago
N1 Million Per Month: Wigwe University’s Accommodation to Become Most Expensive in Nigeria