The Bayelsa state governor had allegedly believed that Jonathan worked against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state's last governorship election. While other dignitaries expressed concern and sympathised with Jonathan over the attack, Governor Dickson's statement concerning the incident, according to observers, opened up suspicions that the Bayelsa governor had not forgiven the former president over his alleged role in the election, The Nation reports.
Governor Dickson’s reaction to the attack on former president Jonathan's home sparks fresh controversy in Bayelsa. Photo credit: The Sun Source: UGC Legit.ng gathers that political Ijaw leaders in the state were concerned that Governor Dickson's reaction to the incident was conspicuously delayed and when he eventually reacted, he did not mention Jonathan's name. A statement released by his aide only condemned in "condemned in strong terms the attack on a military post in Ogbia local government area of the state". Dickson in the statement called on the police and other security agents to ensure those behind the attacks were brought to justice.
He also commiserated with family members of the security personnel who reportedly died in the attack. Unlike Dickson, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, put a phone call through to his predecessor to ex-PresidentJonathan, to sympathise with him over the attack on his Otuoke country home in Bayelsa state. A statement by presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari reassured Jonathan of his safety and security as well as those of all Nigerians, remain the preoccupation of his administration.
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