Alleged Plot To Clone Membership Cards Unsettles Bayelsa PDP

By Funmi Olakunle

The Bayesla State executive of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been accused of a plot to clone the membership cards of party faithful in the state to enable it push through its favoured governorship aspirants in the forthcoming party primary.

The Integrity Group, a group within the state chapter of the party made the allegation in a statement issued in Yenagoa on Sunday.

The Coordinator, Tony Nathan Ile in the statement thus called on the national leadership of the party to intervene towards frustrating what he described as a plot that if left unchecked would lead to the defeat of the party in the forthcoming governorship election.

Noting that party members in all wards had been asked to submit their party cards and their voter cards, he said that ‘the only plausible explanation for the funny act may be to clone the cards in order to exclude some delegate that do not support their preferred candidates.

“We do not believe that our party exco in this state, which is expected to show good conduct in the affairs as it relates to the conduct of the PDP gubernatorial primaries coming up soon will be involved in the nefarious act.

“The issue of ordering ward and local government executive members of the party to submit their party identity cards and also voters card number is surely an attempt to discredit and undermine the good lofty intentions of the national leadership of the party to conduct a free and credible primaries of the Party.”

“The illegal act will further polarise our party and make us vulnerable for defeat at the November 16 poll. Aggrieve members will have no other options thank to seek refuge in other political platforms,” he said.

“We are concerned that some over zealous persons in the party have the evil intent that are capable of showing such desperate move. We warn that if this act continues, either covertly or overtly, we will be left with one option than to demonstrate to the national executive to discipline implicated state party officials,” the Integrity Group stated.

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