{"id":56787,"date":"2017-03-15T18:05:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T17:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=56787"},"modified":"2017-03-15T18:05:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T17:05:05","slug":"gov-dickson-ibb-closed-door-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/gov-dickson-ibb-closed-door-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov Dickson, IBB in closed-door meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson and former Head of<br \/>\nState , Gen Ibrahim Babangida, met behind closed doors in Minna, the<br \/>\ncapital of Niger State <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1154362678\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Wednesday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Dickson, who did not talk to journalists after the meeting which lasted<br \/>\nabout one hour, was said to have driven off immediately the meeting ended.<\/p>\n<p>A reliable source who was close to the meeting, but declined to be named,<br \/>\nexplained that the 60-minute meeting took place at the ex-Nigerian<br \/>\nleader&#8217;s Hilltop mansion in Minna, the country home of former military<br \/>\nruler.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Dickson was said to have met alone with Babangida in his<br \/>\nprivate study, away from the prying eyes of aides of both politicians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Governor, after an hour, came out of the meeting and\u00a0 did not<br \/>\ndisclose the purpose of the visit but instead got into his car and zoomed<br \/>\noff\u201d, the source said.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. 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