![]() He is former Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Early life and family Having used his capacity as the head of NDDC and Coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Programme, to selflessly promote peace and development in the country, it would not be surprising seeing Alaibe respond to more callings.Timi Alaibe (born June 10, 1962) is a Nigerian technocrat, businessman and politician from Bayelsa State. The average human beign is ambitous and as such, if Alaibe is called upon to serve, it would be an honour to respond. Yet, while the likes of Alaibe were leading the party, only the likes of the General, Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha held sway in their majesty.Īside purposeful political leadership, I have no doubt that Dickson’s guardiance of the Ijaw nation was also found intereating by Alaibe.Īs highlited earlier that his mission could be easily misconstrued to be driven by personal ambition, it is worth noting that the Ijaw nation has always found a way to rally its own, just as it attracts the fraternity of other ethnic groups in JIgeria, a testament to Dickson’s cosmopolitan worldview – which is also present in Alaibe’s. Had the governor not offered leadership in the PDP when it mattered most, none would have found the fold attractive. Like most steps undertaken for the common good, Alaibe is not alone in this, as Dickson should be commended for leading the party right. And were he to have wished for self alone, the national, ruling platform remains a very veritable one to achieve that. We should not lose sight of the fact that interest is the only parmanent thing in politics. This is not to say that he switched his party as a result of selfishness. Now that he had experienced the All Progressives Congress, APC, also, it won’t be wrong to say that he has realised the platform that best serves his and his peoples’ interests. Even if such a question may not be with malice, it is imperative to state that Alaibe left PDP when it was politically expedient. Some might question why he is returning to a fold he dumped. In fact, Alaibe had been a major player in the PDP and was at the time he left, one of its leading lights in Bayelsa, the South South and indeed, Nigeria. The records are there for many to see how Alaibe served his people and Nigeria creditably and selflessly. At the same time, he had served this country in top capacities for belonging to the party. It is a call to a higher, deeper inclination in the interest of the people.įor Alaibe, the PDP is a familiar turf, having commenced his political journey on its platform. Considering that the ex-NDDC boss was actually coming from a ruling party, leaves one with the impression that his mission is not self-serving. The development is instructive in Bayelsa given that it goes a long way to validate that the PDP is now more attractive than ever. And true to the natural laws guiding such an event in the biblical times, there is more joy in Bayelsa PDP now about this move than the fact that the party is stronger today. Interestingly, even Alaibe himself aknowleged that his latest move, was a return to base. The news of the return with prominent leaders in Bayelsa State, was symbolically the return of the lost son, who embarked on a journey.Īpart from his supporters, notable chieftains, who defected to the PDP, with him were former Secretary to Bayelsa State Government, SSG, Gideon Ekeowei, onetime Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Chief Keme Prefa, ex-Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Council, Barnabas Edure, former Executive Secretary, State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Rhodesia Whyte, and former state lawmakers including Nelson Belief. This story, which is also known as the parable of the lost sheep, largely reflected in last Friday’s return of a former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Chief Timi Alaibe, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Court dismisses suit seeking Diri's removal as Bayelsa governor.Supreme Court Victory: Gov Diri denounces Alaibe's congratulatory message.
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