A close friend of former president, Goodluck Jonathan, Chief
Diekivie Ikiogha, has revealed that his political destiny is not tied to
Jonathan.
In an interview with Punch recently, the founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) made it known that his friendship with the former president does not deter him from trying out new grounds politically.
When asked why he left the PDP for another party when the former president was still in the party, Ikiogha said,
“Maybe people are getting it wrong or they are looking at it from a
different point of view. Well, I do not have anything with former
President Jonathan.
“Our relationship (Jonathan and I) remains very cordial and I feel that my political destiny is not tied to anybody. It is not tied to friendship, it is not tied to even my wife or my mother or my father. You see, yes, here is a man that we started together, we have been able to raise him to the level of the President and he has finished what he needed to do and has come back home. Must I not chart my political course?
“I need to chart a course to do the right thing. If because of him, I was in the PDP and because of him I could not move because he was the President and I needed to give him the support as a friend until he is no longer there, must I continue to be blind to say even if he is no longer there I should remain?
“The point is that I have seen a better association, a place that I feel that I can belong to exercise my political opinions and make my suggestions for the betterment of the country. I feel that the platform of APC is better for me and if I have not been able to take that decision years ago because of him, now that he is no longer there, what stops me? Nothing, because I cannot continue to tie my destiny to Jonathan. My political destiny is different from every other person.”
He stated:“Well, my prayer is that there should be free and fair
elections, campaign and everything, but I know that even though PDP has
been on the ground for 16 years, APC is sure to win the governorship
election. How we would go about it, I may not be able to tell you but
all what I know is that APC will capture the day.
“But it also depend on who the APC is presenting. The PDP depends also on who they present. But I am sure that if APC presents a good candidate, it will win by a landslide whether the PDP presents incumbent Governor, Seriake Dickson.
Not long ago, the APC national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, blasted Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson over alleged misuse of funds accumulated from the federal government.
In an interview with Punch recently, the founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) made it known that his friendship with the former president does not deter him from trying out new grounds politically.
“Our relationship (Jonathan and I) remains very cordial and I feel that my political destiny is not tied to anybody. It is not tied to friendship, it is not tied to even my wife or my mother or my father. You see, yes, here is a man that we started together, we have been able to raise him to the level of the President and he has finished what he needed to do and has come back home. Must I not chart my political course?
“I need to chart a course to do the right thing. If because of him, I was in the PDP and because of him I could not move because he was the President and I needed to give him the support as a friend until he is no longer there, must I continue to be blind to say even if he is no longer there I should remain?
“The point is that I have seen a better association, a place that I feel that I can belong to exercise my political opinions and make my suggestions for the betterment of the country. I feel that the platform of APC is better for me and if I have not been able to take that decision years ago because of him, now that he is no longer there, what stops me? Nothing, because I cannot continue to tie my destiny to Jonathan. My political destiny is different from every other person.”
“But it also depend on who the APC is presenting. The PDP depends also on who they present. But I am sure that if APC presents a good candidate, it will win by a landslide whether the PDP presents incumbent Governor, Seriake Dickson.
Not long ago, the APC national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, blasted Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson over alleged misuse of funds accumulated from the federal government.
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