Moves by Patience Jonathan's men to Impeach Dickson Before May 29 exposed

Supporters of First Lady Patience Jonathan in Supporters of First Lady Patience Jonathan in Bayelsa State are weighing the option of impeaching Governor Seriake Dickson before the May 29 handover date.
The governor and Mrs . Jonathan’s supporters are locked in a bitter rivalry, which prompted her camp to sponsor candidates on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA) against those of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state in the last elections .
Their original plan was to field from their rank a candidate against Seriake in next year’s governorship election in the state but with President Goodluck Jonathan leaving office on
May 29 after his defeat in the April 11 poll , the Patience Jonathan camp feels there is no point waiting for the governor’s current tenure to expire next year before sacking him .

In the camp are Abuja - based politicians from the state, two serving senators, aggrieved members of the state House of Assembly and a faction of the state’ s leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) .

It was gathered yesterday that they have been holding meeting upon meeting to perfect their Seriake -must -go campaign .

Sources close to the group said that the Jonathan’ s defeat initially slowed down the campaign but has been revved up in the last few days . Some of the governors allegedly recruited by First Lady’s camp to move against Dickson were said to have backed down following Jonathan’ s defeat.

It was at that point the group decided to make use of as many members of the State Assembly as possible in actualising the plot .

But they have to contend with Speaker of the House, Kombowei Benson , who is said to enjoy a good rapport with the governor .

A pressure group , Niger Delta Solidarity Front ( NDSF) , claimed last week that 1000 thugs had been recruited to take to Yenagoa streets demanding Seriake’ s ouster .

But the general secretary of the group , Mr. Nelson Ebebi ,has vowed that the plan will fail . The NDSF , he said , would “mobilise its members across the entire region and resist any
planned street protests in Bayelsa State .”