MORE CRISES AHEAD OF PDP: Jonathan on re-election bid, plot to hijack PDP structures in Bayelsa.

The Executive Governor of Bayelsa, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, seems to be in charge of the State PDP structures, but this may last only for a short while.

The Nation online reports that the former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, is desirous in contesting the 2019 Presidential Elections under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

The reports states that the Former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, are working desperately to hijack the structures of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2019 general elections.

The reports further revealed that the former first family was scheming to ensure that Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state, lacked the capacity to make an input in selecting his successor.

It states that, Jonathan desired to use the control of the state’s PDP platform to present a strong argument on why he should fly the Presidential flag of the party in 2019 despite reports that the position had been zoned to the north.

It could be recalled that the Chairman of the PDP Zoning Committee and Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr. Dave Umahi, submitted it's report, affirming that the presidential ticket of the party for 2019 was reserved for the North as approved by the National Convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on May 21.

But the recent publication on the NATION reveals otherwise, it tells that a source and PDP chieftain, who spoke in confidence, said the plot was real, adding that for the former President to present himself as a candidate he must be seen to be in charge of the state.

He said despite the efforts of Dickson, the wife of the former President had never liked him and had been working intensely to either remove him or wrestle the party structure from him.

The source said Jonathan and his wife were not happy that Bayelsa was not among the state’s executive committees dissolved by the National Chairman of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi.

He said Patience later mandated Mr. George Turnah, who is being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to write a petition against Dickson and the PDP leadership in the state.

Source: The Nation online.