A former Deputy Nationwide Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena has alleged that the Bayelsa State governor is plotting to destroy the repute of the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Improvement Fee (NDDC), Samuel Ogbuku and different occasion leaders within the state.
Accusing Diri of fueling the arrest hearsay linking Ogbuku to the controversial coup plot in opposition to the Bola Tinubu-led authorities, Nabena mentioned the NDDC MD was by no means arrested.
He additionally claimed that there are plans by Diri to destabilise the already present management construction of the APC in Bayelsa with the intention of paving the best way for the decamping governor to take full management of the occasion.
Recall that Diri had introduced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) previously week. Regardless of not mentioning which occasion he could be becoming a member of, there are speculations that the governor is ready to completely be a part of the APC in due time.
Nonetheless, with the most recent growth, Nabena whereas chatting with journalists on Friday mentioned Diri shall be becoming a member of the APC with none help base as a result of probably the most political bigwigs within the Bayelsa chapter of the PDP are usually not decamping with him.
Urging the general public to ignore the declare that Ogbuku was arrested in reference to the alleged coup plot, the APC chieftain described such a report as “pretend”.
“Let me put it on document that we aren’t saying the Governor mustn’t be a part of the APC, it’s a democracy and he has the best to affix any occasion. The truth that we is not going to take is for him to destroy some folks and the prevailing management of the APC in Bayelsa state as a result of he desires to take full management of the occasion.
“We’ve got traced the latest happenings in Bayelsa state to Governor Douye Diri’s camp, particularly the arrest rumours of NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku (PhD).
“The plan is to destroy the prevailing organs and outstanding members of the occasion earlier than he (Governor Diri) formally decamps to APC on Monday.,” Nabena mentioned.
Talking additional, he mentioned that Governor Diri has no grassroots base and has but to tell the APC management of his anticipated contribution to the occasion ought to he be allowed to grow to be a member of the ruling occasion.
“This can be a Governor that even some State Home of Meeting members have rejected. About 90 per cent of the serving Nationwide Meeting members, together with Senator Dickson and different high-profile lawmakers, are usually not on the identical web page with him.
“This can be a Governor who just isn’t in charge of his native constituency to not speak of his whole Senatorial District. We ask Governor Douye Diri once more to inform Nigerians who’s working after him or what he’s working after?” Nabena queried.
He additionally said that a number of outstanding politicians inside the PDP are in alignment with the management of the NDDC boss and would solely voluntarily be a part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda by way of Ogbuku’s affect on the proper time.