2019: Jonathan’s kinsmen to work with Dickson

Kinsmen of former President Goodluck Jonathan from Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have resolved to work with Governor Seriake Dickson, in future general elections.

The kinsmen, who rose from their meeting in Yenagoa, the state capital, passed a vote of confidence on the governor, saying he had done well for the Ogbia Kingdom.

The meeting, which was initiated by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, was attended by many indigenes.

They included the commissioners for Special Duties, Mr. Fred Ogbua; Information and Orientation, Iworiso-Markson; Chieftaincy and Community Development, Mr. Salvation Ibegi; member representing Ogbia Constituency 1 in the House of Assembly, Mr. Mietama Obodor among others.

The kinsmen, who met under the auspices of Ogbia Restoration Caucus (ORC), said Dickson was instrumental to the envious political profile of their brother, Jonathan, from his days as a deputy governor to his period in the presidency.

The Chairman of the Caucus, Chief George Okirinya, said Dickson was one of the few persons, who worked behind the scene providing the needed support and encouragement to enable Jonathan succeed in all the offices he occupied.

“Even after his Presidency, Dickson hosted him to a heroic reception in appreciation for his service to Nigeria,” he said.

He added that the governor had continued to provide uncommon leadership and political sagacity in galvanising support for the stability of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Okirinya said apart from appointing many people from Ogbia into his government, the governor had initiated numerous projects in the council such as the model schools, general hospital and provision of funds for the Ogbia-Nembe road.

He said the people were also grateful that the governor had concluded plans to construct all internal roads, reconstruct the Ikoli and Imiringi bridges and the Anyama road among others.

He said: “Having taking note of these remarkable actions, which have given the Ogbia people a pride of place, it is our resolve to state categorically that indeed Governor Dickson loves us and means well for us. We are, therefore, on this day passing a vote of confidence in him assuring him of our total support.

“Governor Dickson is a good man, a great mobiliser, one of the best managers of resources and leader we have experienced as a state”.

The vote of confidence passed in the governor was later formalised by a motion moved by Obodor and seconded by Ogbua.

A six-man committee headed by Ogbua was inaugurated. It was mandated it to reconcile the aggrieved members in Ogbia, who left the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Ogbua said: “The only way we can win elections is to reconcile everybody. We will do everything possible to deliver on our mandate”.

Iworiso-Markson thanked the stakeholders for attending the meeting, saying Ogbia remained one big PDP family.

He added: “We are united and we are strong. His meeting is to reinforce the fact that we are one. We may have issues because there is no family that doesn’t have issues. But I believe that the reconciliation committee knows the importance of its job of uniting everybody.”

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