The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri and his predecessor, Senator Seriake Dickson, now representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District on Monday exchange subtle shades over the defection of the former to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the unwillingness of the late deputy governor to join him.
Dickson who spoke at his country home, Toru-Orua in Sagbama Local Government Area, while reminiscing about the life and times of the late deputy governor, revealed that he had asked the late deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo to join his boss to APC, but he replied him that the spirit of his fathers’ will not allow that as that was not a right thing to do.
According to Dickson, only a principled man like Ewhrudjakpo who was raised on the right values and was not after pecuniary benefits would stand firm to reject such overtures to defect.
But in a veiled reference Governor Diri, who spoke on Monday night at the January edition of the monthly Praise Night in Government House, stated that politics was dynamic and politicians should learn to accept change in the overall interest of the people they serve.
The governor was quoted by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, in a statement on Tuesday, as saying: “There is no static nature in politics because we have alignments and realignments. The development and progress of our state is the reason we are in politics.
“I do not just take decisions. l consult, l pray and my spirit tells me where l should go.
“Most of you know my political trajectory. I have moved from one party to another. I have moved from the National Solidarity Movement, and when the party was dying, we moved to the PDP and then to the Labour Party..See More