Farah Dagogo, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party and lawmaker representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency, in the House of Representatives, has accused PDP governors in the South-South zone of being dictatorial, treacherous and insincere and always in pursuit of their personal interests.
Dagogo who described Southern governors as sell- outs also alleged they sacrificed Prince Secondus’ Chairmanship of the party to position themselves for vice-presidential position.
Dagogo made the assertions in an interview with The Punch on Sunday.
The lawmaker also said he felt terrible with the way and manner Rivers people were seen gloating about the removal of Secondus.
He said: “Definitely not! As a Rivers man, I cringe that Secondus could be treated in that manner and I felt very bad and sad that Rivers people could be gloating about such folly. What happens to fighting for Rivers’ interest? This is all about 2023, and the southern PDP governors, in unison, decided to sacrifice Secondus to position themselves for vice-presidential position.
“I can tell you authoritatively and for free that southern governors from the PDP are all sell-outs; none of them is contesting for president. They are all jostling and lobbying for the position of vice-president. And that was why Secondus was sacrificed.
“One of the major problems we have as a party is the insincerity of our governors. Apart from being dictatorial, they are treacherous and always out for their selfish interests. You see, in 1896, the revered artist, Jean-Léon Géromein, in his paintings, ‘Truth Coming Out of the Well,’ had this set of politicians in mind with his drawing. He narrated how the Lie said to the Truth, ‘Let’s take a bath together, the well water is very nice. The Truth, still suspicious, tested the water and found out it really was nice. So, they got naked and bathed. But suddenly, the Lie leapt out of the water and fled, wearing the clothes of the Truth. The Truth was furious as she climbed out of the well to get her clothes back. But the World, upon seeing the naked Truth, looked away, with anger and contempt. Poor Truth returned to the well and disappeared forever, hiding her shame. Since then, the Lie has continued to run around the world, dressed as the Truth, and the society is very happy, because the world has no desire to know the naked Truth.’
“With the above, it is very glaring that the Lie is now still masquerading, fully dressed as the Truth and continues deceiving the society, because the society itself has no desire to know the naked truth. That is exactly what the PDP governors from the South are doing. For some of us, we see through their antics and deceit and are miles ahead of them. Secondus is being unjustly vilified today for insisting that he will see out his court cases. But you see the deception in the ‘Lie dressing as the Truth?’ Nobody is asking who first took him to court. As an individual, I abhor injustice in all forms and I strongly believe Secondus was unjustly treated.”
