Former governor of Bayelsa State and Senator representing Bayelsa West, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, has met with one of the opposition leaders in the country, Peter Obi.

Dickson also met with three opposition lawmakers in Bayelsa State for what has been termed a consultative visit.

The former governor, who has emerged as a top opposition Senator in the National Assembly, took to his Facebook page to share details of the meeting, stating that he had an engaging discussion on national issues with Obi.

According to him, during their discussion, we ‘’reaffirmed our shared commitment to Nigeria’s progress and unity.’’

On the attack on some African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftains at the residence of former governor of Edo State, Chief Odigie Oyegun, Dickson condemned the attack and called on the Federal Government to unravel those behind the attack.

‘’ I commiserated with him over the dastardly attempt to intimidate or assassinate opposition leaders at the private residence of His Excellency, Chief Oyegun, an 85-year-old elder statesman in Benin.

‘’ I expressed my concerns to Mr. Obi and others affected, and I expressed hope that the Federal Government and security agencies will bring the perpetrators to justice and ensure that such an act never occurs again, either in Benin City or anywhere else in Nigeria.’’

Details of the meeting with the three opposition lawmakers from Bayelsa, namely, Hon Ted Elemeforo (Yenagoa Constituency III), Hon Wisdom Fafi (Kolokuma/ Opokuma Constituency II), and Hon Godbless Oyinke(Sagbama Constituency I), were not shared.

Sources, however, stated the meeting with the three lawmakers centred on political developments in Bayelsa State, especially the political direction to chart as the 2027 election approaches.

Dickson, in media interaction in early February, refused to write off the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, noting that discussions are ongoing.

Sources, however, noted that the chances of Dickson and his loyalists to contest on the platform of the PDP are increasingly becoming slim, opening the door to seek an alternative political platform.

Credible sources stated that one of the new political parties registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), which has a Bayelsan, Senator, Moses Cleopas, as the national chairman, could be the next political destination of Dickson and his loyalists. (The Sun)

Update news