Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the allegations that he and his wife are working against the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa State. In a statement issued by his media aide, Ikechuckwu Eze, Jonathan insisted that he was not part of any plot to undermine the PDP in Ogbia and Bayelsa East in the forthcoming elections.
“It is manifestly dishonest, deceitful and preposterous for anybody to suggest that former president Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is working against the interest of the party on which he rose to occupy the highest office in the land.
“As one of the leaders of the party, having served as president on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, it is obvious that Dr. Jonathan has continued and will continue to work for the success of PDP across the nation.
“He is also a father-figure and a statesman whose door is open to all Nigerians desirous of visiting or consulting him on sundry matters, including politics. Even then, he has always given his support and blessing to his party’s candidates in all elections.”
Vigil360 had reported earlier that a socio-cultural organization in Bayelsa, Ogbia Renaissance, had accused Jonathan and his wife of supporting candidates of opposition parties in the state. The group claimed that Jonathan support for the opposition was because his candidates for the State and National Assembly failed to secure PDP ticket at the primaries.
