The public have watched with keen interest, the recent public attacks on the person of Barr. Festus on issues bothering on the last gubernatorial elections. While it is every body's right to air their views in whatever fora, it is important that such views are expressed with a clear conscience with a view of keeping the public properly informed; and not to mislead & incite the public against innocent but perceived political enemies.
It is not a news to every well informed Bayelsan that the electoral journey of our governor-elect, Chief David Lyon started and ended from Barr. Festus Daumiebi's residence as he was the central mobilising force that coordinated people from all walks of life as it is on record that about 90% of those that came from the opposition PDP also came through his efforts which led to the ground strength of our party that has turned from opposition party to a ruling party in the State.
It is also on record that all strategic decisions, including mobilisation for all electioneering activities from the party primaries, campaigns, general election, etc took place in this humble and unassuming young and vibrant leader's residence THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN ORGANISATION.
As the central rallying point of the party throughout the process, the campaign alternate D/G in the person of prof. Seiyefa Brisibe and other leaders of the party and the campaign organisation decided on the 15h of November, 2019 to once again, use his residence as the venue for the mobilisation of party members through the various LGA coordinators. It has also been established that the time at which such mobilisations were made, Barr. Festus Daumiebi whose residence was used as the engine room for all critical decisions was not even in his home, neither was he put on notice as he was busy with his principal, the governor elect, running round to put finishing touches on critical issues ahead of the election on the following day.
Based on information made available by the campaign D/G and party leaders, all the LGAs except Brass LGA got their ward mobilisation through their respective LGA coordinators and leaders from the alternate D/G, prof. Seiyefa Brisibe from Barr. Festus Daumiebi's residence which from the inception of this journey, served as the meeting point of the party. It is also on record that it was pastor Reuben Wilson who is the coordinator of Southern Ijaw LGA that directed Hon. Kesiye Frank Oputu and Hon. Joseph Alakere to receive the Southern Ijaw LGA wards and units mobilisation funds in the presence of Hon. Henry Ofongo, Hon. Yekini Nabena, prof. Seiya Brisibe and many other party leaders and these funds where handed over to Hon. Kesiye Frank oputu and Joseph Alakere completely. It is also worthy to note that Barr. Festus Daumiebi was not even in his compound when all these were going on as the money was taken to Hon. Kesiye Frank Oputu's residence by Kesiye Frank oputu and Joseph Alakere in a broad day light.
It is therefore, unfortunate that any sane person will link Barr. Festus Daumiebi to link to whatever missing election funds of Southern Ijaw LGA, simply because his residence was used to mobilise the entire State. The question on the lips of every well meaning humans is; was it only Southern Ijaw LGA mobilisation funds that were distributed played in Barr. Festus Daumiebi's residence? How come the funds of Sagbama, Ekeremor, KOLGA, Ogbia, Nembe, Yelga, etc which were paid from the same residence did not get missing apart from Southern Ijaw LGA? Why not call out those that received the Southern Ijaw funds on behalf of the LGA? Why link Barr. Festus Daumiebi to such a demonic act simply because his residence was used to make mobilisation to the entire State?
It is also on record that upon hearing the dastardly news, our Governor-elect, chief David Lyon who is incidentally from that LGA ordered a meeting of the entire Southern Ijaw LGA to be convened at Hon. Kesiye Frank Oputu's residence from where the money was taken to from the point of complete collection to unravel the circumstances behind the disappearance of the said election funds. It was a meeting where all well meaning Southern Ijaw political leaders including chief Patrick Osunu, Hon. Williams Alamene, Hon. Solomon Aprela, Hon. Vivian Ere Imananagha, Pastor Reuben Wilson, Chief Stephen Bekefula and countless SILGA leaders and in that meeting, those who went and received the SILGA funds on behalf of the LGA in the persons of Hon. Kesiye Frank oputu and Joseph Alakere established the fact clearly that Barr. Festus Daumiebi was not even around where the said money was paid, not to talk of him, seeing the denomination of the funds that no one should link him to the said missing funds, that his only involvement is that the Mobilisation funds for the entire State was paid from his residence.
Going by the foregoing details, it is unfortunate that those who are afraid of Festus Daumiebi's towering political profile will link him to this issue as their is evidently nothing to link an innocent man with what purportedly happened at the place where the funds were taken to. We are are yet to establish the actual problem these people have against Barr. Festus. We are sure that they are yet to State the actual problem they have against Barr. Festus and we expect more of such evil attacks in the days coming. God who fights for the just will continue to fight every seen & unseen battle for you; Barr. Festus Daumiebi Sunday..
Comr. Innocent Ebenezer Okiakpe
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