NDC national leader Seriake Dickson attacks Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri, accusing him of “selling” Bayelsa to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and warning that he will “pay in 2027.” Dickson says the state is politically tied to the PDP and argues that Diri’s actions reflect betrayal of party loyalists and a move driven by personal ambition for a second term. He also says he and other original PDP leaders, including supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan, plan to work to regain Bayelsa in 2027.
The criticism is raised during Dickson’s political visit to his home community, Toru-Orua, where he is accompanied by Peter Obi and other NDC figures. Coverage also points to an ongoing internal rift within Bayelsa’s PDP, with attention on who controls party structures ahead of the 2027 polls. Vanguard adds that a government aide rejects responding, and urges Dickson and the NDC to emulate Peter Obi’s issue-focused campaign style rather than engage directly on the dispute.
