Dickson addressed the situation on Tuesday, during a news conference at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
During the press conference, he talked about his relationship with former President, Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience Jonathan, as well as the appellate ‘Baba go slow’ given to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Dickson said he doesn’t believe that Patience Jonathan was sponsoring a candidate in the All Progressives Congress against his governorship ambition, adding that he has the full backing of Goodluck Jonathan.
He said: “Patience Jonathan is not my enemy. I’m not aware she’s sponsoring any candidate against me. Former President Jonathan believes I should be re-elected.
He is my elder brother.”
“All those who defected are my contractors. Would you call someone who gave you a contract your enemy? They are positioning themselves for federal appointments, as my party cannot give them that.
“I have faced stiffer opposition in the past and I came out victorious. The PDP is solidly on the ground in Bayelsa and nothing can shake it. In the past 16 years, Bayelsa has always been with the ruling party. That is why some of them are going to the APC. It’s all part of politics. The defectors are not my enemies.”
Furthermore, Dickson said it was wrong for some Nigerians to call President Muhammadu Buhari “Baba go slow.”
He said: “What are you saying when you call President Buhari ‘Baba go slow?’ In what light are you putting the President before the international community? When you refer to someone as ‘clueless’, what do you mean?”
“We should pray for our leaders. We should support them. Bad politics is not good.”
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