Dokpesi May Be Appointed Goodluck's Next Chief Of Staff

It has been learnt that the fate of some key personal aides of the President, including the Chief of Staff, Chief Mike Oghiadhome, was shaky last night.

Some forces are said to be mounting pressure on the President to appoint a Chief of Staff with political mileage in view of the opposition against his re-election bid.

The forces are pushing for the appointment of the Chairman of AIT/ Raypower, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, as the new Chief of Staff.

In the last one month, Dokpesi has been shuttling from one Northern leader to another to reconcile Jonathan with the North. The AIT boss is said to have succeeded to the extent that sworn political ‘enemies’ of Jonathan in the North have started to give the President’s rapprochement a thought.

This is why the forces believe that it is politically strategic to drag Dokpesi to the presidency as Chief of Staff, even if it is against the wish of the business mogul, it was learnt yesterday.

They are proposing that Oghiadhome be made a minister. But some are opposed to ministerial appointment for him because of the cold war between him and his political ‘godfather’, Chief Tony Anenih.

The cold war, it was further learnt, led to the exclusion of Oghiadhome’s name from the list of Edo delegates to the recently concluded PDP National Convention. Even at that, it was alleged that Oghiadhome allegedly found his way to the convention and voted.

His alleged voting could invalidate the outcome of the convention if pursued by the aggrieved PDP members in court, a source said.

He was emphatic that some aides who are not adding value to the President’s second term bid in 2015 might also be dropped.

Oghiadhome is however not taking things for granted. He is reaching out to those perceived to have the President’s ears.