A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Yekini Nabena, has said Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa state will only bring crisis to the leadership of the APC in the state.
He also accused the Governor of being the brain behind the recent arrest rumours linking the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, to alleged coup plot.
The APC chieftain added that the rumours of arrest was fabricated to tarnish the image of the NDDC Managing Director and destabilize the existing leadership of the APC in Bayelsa state for the decamping Governor to take full control.
A section of the media had reported that the NDDC boss was arrested on the allegation of alleged coup recently.
According to Nabena, Governor Diri is scheduled to formerly decamp to APC on Monday, hence he wanted to destroy the existing leadership of the party before jumping the ship.
Speaking with newsmen on Friday in Abuja, the Bayelsa born APC chieftain said Governor Diri will join APC empty handed because the political bigwigs in the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are not decamping with him when compared to what recently happened in Delta and Enugu states.
The APC chieftain asked Nigerians to disregard fake news regarding Dr. Samuel Ogbuku’s arrest.
He said: “Let me put it on record that we are not saying the Governor should not join the APC, it is a democracy and he has right to join any party. The fact we will not take is for him to destroy some people and the existing leadership of the APC in Bayelsa state because he want to take full control of the party.
“We have traced the recent happenings in Bayelsa state to Governor Douye Diri’s camp, especially the arrest rumours of NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku (PhD).
“The plan is to destroy the existing organs and prominent members of the party before he (Governor Diri) formerly decamp to APC on Monday.
“But up till now we have not found answer to the question of what Governor Douye Diri is bringing to the APC. This is a Governor that his Deputy is not defecting with him, hence he is plotting to impeach the Deputy Governor.
“This is a Governor that even some State House of Assembly members have rejected. About 90 per cent of the serving National Assembly members, including Senator Dickson and other high profile lawmakers, are not on the same page with him.
“This is a Governor who is not in control of his local constituency not to talk of his entire Senatorial District. We ask Governor Douye Diri again to tell Nigerians who is running after him or what is he running after?”
Nabena also revealed that so many of these prominent politicians in Bayelsa PDP are comfortable with the leadership of Dr. Samuel Ogbuku and will only join President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda through the NDDC boss at the right time.
