My Deputy Is Loyal, I’ve No Fight With Dickson – Gov. Diri

Mohammed O. Taoheed reports,

The Bayelsa State Governor, Sen. Douye Diri, has dismissed speculative allegations that his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, is disloyal.

The governor, in a statement signed by his aide, Dr Kola Oredipe, also denied any rift with his predecessor, Sen. Seriake Dickson.

Diri reaffirmed that he has implicit confidence in Ewhrudjakpo, saying that he is a worthy partner in the administration of the state.

A group in the Bayelsa Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Bayelsa Progressive Vanguard (BPV), had on Sunday lamented over untrue activities of the deputy governor.

The group had alleged that Ewhrudjakpo was working against the interest of the governor, the Track News Nigeria learnt.

In a statement signed by its leader, Erepadei Ebiowei, the BPV noted that it had observed with dismay that most of the actions of Ewhrujakpor were unbecoming of a deputy governor.

The group further alleged that the deputy governor was running a parallel governance within the government despite the latitude he enjoyed from the governor.

It also accused Ewhrujakpor of hobnobbing and meeting with aggrieved members within the ruling party and opposition party candidates of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

The group urged the leadership of the PDP in the state and at the national level to probe the deputy governor.

In the words of the BPV, if unchecked, the deputy governor will constitute the greatest threat to the fortunes of the party in the 2023 elections.