Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday claimed that the former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori and the late D.S.P Alamieyeseigha, were victims of the struggle in the Niger Delta.
Dickson stated this while receiving Ibori at the Government House in Yenagoa.
He said that the two former Governors mobilized the Niger Delta people for resource control, fiscal federalism and other issues affecting the region.
“Both of you are victims of the Niger Delta struggle. You brought our people together to ensure fiscal federalism, resource control and other issues. You did very well.
“You and your late brother were victims in the struggle. He was harassed and hounded to his untimely death. But the Ijaw nation cannot be intimidated. We will work with allies and friends to stand up for the right causes. We lost him at a most difficult time,” Dickson said.
He added: “Nobody in this nation will build and sustain leaders for us. Let’s learn from others. Can we say their leaders are better than ours? They were celebrating when he died. Their calculation was to intimidate us and make southern Ijaw a battleground. With the resilience of our people, we won. You are not just a leader of Delta State. You are our leader. Niger Delta cannot stand in isolation.”
Ibori later paid a condolence visit to the family of Alamieyeseigha in Amassoma. He equally took time to visit the grave side of the late Alamieyeseigha.
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