{"id":6995,"date":"2013-07-23T22:26:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T22:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/politicians-acquiring-arms-for-militant-camps-dickson\/"},"modified":"2013-07-23T22:26:45","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T22:26:45","slug":"politicians-acquiring-arms-for-militant-camps-dickson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/politicians-acquiring-arms-for-militant-camps-dickson\/","title":{"rendered":"Politicians acquiring arms for militant camps \u2013 Dickson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, on Tuesday raised the alarm over alleged ongoing arrangements by disgruntled politicians to reopen destroyed militant camps in the state.<\/p>\n

He said those behind the plot had already started acquiring arms to actualise their devilish scheme.<\/p>\n

In a tacit indictment of Rivers and Delta states, Dickson, said “neighbouring states” were behind the plot to destabilise, Bayelsa, the state of President Goodluck Jonathan.<\/p>\n

He insisted that desperate politicians and their collaborators from neighbouring states were behind some of the street protests that occurred recently in Yenagoa, the state capital.<\/p>\n

He alleged that such disgruntled elements who were bent in unsettling the state had gone underground to organise what he referred to as “sponsored mass street protest.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the governor, the looming protest is part of the group’s campaign of calumny and propaganda against the state government.<\/p>\n

Dickson was recently appointed the Chairman of the 13-member reconciliation committee raised by the Peoples Democratic Party to resolve its festering problems.<\/p>\n

Delta and Rivers States share borders with Bayelsa State. While Delta is relatively calm, Rivers has been enmeshed in violent powerplay with accusing fingers pointing at the Presidency.<\/p>\n

But Dickson in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said politicians from neighbouring states had unleashed their anger on Bayelsa.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIn recent times, we have seen deliberate attempts by this group of desperate power seekers sponsoring some gullible graduates to take to the streets.<\/p>\n

“They were also behind the recent protest staged by pensioners in the state. It is sad to note that they are now on a planned mission to incite unsuspecting youths to take to the streets to protest against the state government.”<\/p>\n

He said such politicians had started dolling out cash to youths to mobilise them for the demonstration.<\/p>\n

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