Dan Etete Warns Patience Jonathan Over Goverbor Dickson

Following the show down between the first lady, Patience Jonathan and the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, a Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Dan Etete has warned her to stay clear.

Patience Jonathan

The Nation reports that Etete, who spoke at the weekend in Yenagoa at an event to mark his 70th birthday, took a swipe at the First Lady over the alleged meddlesomeness of Mrs. Jonathan in the affairs of the state as well as getting involved with the internal politics of Bayelsa.

It would be recalled that the First Lady has been accused of erecting structures through the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) to deny Dickson re-election in 2016, a development that has reportedly polarized the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into two antagonizing groups ahead of the February general election.

The First Lady was also said to have further demonstrated her enmity with the governor recently by refusing to have handshakes with Dickson during the burial ceremony of President Goodluck Jonathan’s younger sister, Nancy Jonathan-Olei in Otuoke, Ogbia.

Etete while reacting to the development accused Patience Jonathan of being “jealous” of the “exceptional performance” of Governor Dickson.

The former minister, who promised to lead the fight to stop Mrs. Jonathan from further sabotaging the governor, questioned why the First Lady was preoccupied with her Dickson-must-go project instead of clearing the path for her husband’s re-election.

Etete further queried the status of the First Lady wondering who appointed her the ‘lord over Bayelsa to determine who becomes governor and who doesn’t.’

“I am using this opportunity to warn the First Lady not to make the mistake of trying to dislodge Governor Dickson. It is a known fact that Dickson has performed beyond the expectation of most Bayelsans, and that out of nothing but sheer jealousy the First Lady and her cheerleaders want him out to pave way for their selfish interests,” he said.

Etete reiterated that his 15-year absence from the state had not affected his understanding of political events in Bayelsa state.

It was learnt that dignitaries at the event comprised Governor Dickson and prominent Ijaw leaders like Chief Edwin Clark, among others.

It would be recalled that Etete reportedly laundered hundreds of millions of dollars he extorted from oil companies in a complex web that took investigators years to untangle.
Meanwhile, Dickson  recently defended Dame Patience Jonathan over threats by the Bayelsa Youth Vanguard (BYV) to disrupt the PDP presidential campaign if President Goodluck Jonathan shows up  in the state with his wife.