Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriake Dickson, has handed a subtle warning to leaders of the new political coalition gathering to oust President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.
Dickson spoke as top politicians gathered to celebrate the 60th birthday of Amaechi in Abuja on Saturday.
An ongoing coalition being built by the likes of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, among others.
Speaking earlier, Atiku had declared himself, Amaechi, and El-Rufai as co-conspirators.
Atiku said he, Amaechi, and the opposition coalition were united in their opposition to President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
When he came to the stage, Dickson warned his political colleagues to be mindful of the choices they made, adding that their past conspiracy and coalition, which removed the People’s Democratic Party and Goodluck Jonathan from office in 2015, did not favour Nigerians.
He said, “When I came in here and climbing up here, I’ve seen a lot of you. And as my brother said, there are a number of you who are expert conspirators, who know how to assemble coalitions and then take out governments, as you did to my party in 2015.
“And when you did so, particularly to a clueless government, so-called, now 11 years down the line, we thought that there would have been no weaponisation of poverty and that all the challenges of Nigeria would have been gone.
“And the only advice I can give, not being a professional coalition builder and conspirator as some of you are, is at this time, shine your eyes.”
