APC: Why Suspended C/River REC Cannot Be Our Guber Candidate

By Editor

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has given reasons why it would not allow the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner REC for Cross River State, Dr. Frankland Briyai partake in its Bayelsa Governorship primaries.

The party in a statement justifying its decision to uphold the report of the screening committee affirmed that it found no evidence that Briayi who was suspended as a REC by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC was a member of the party.

The statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, NPS of the party, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu read in part:

“Of the total seven governorship aspirants that were screened, six were cleared to participate in the governorship primary in Bayelsa state. They are: Mr. Aganaba Preye Steven, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Prince Ebitimi Christopher Amgbare, Ms. Diseye Nsirim Poweigha, Mr. Lyon David Pereworimini, and Engr. Prof (Mrs.) Ongoebi Maureen Etebu.

“Dr. Briyai Oyeins Frankland was not cleared to participate in the Party’s governorship primary .

“The APC NWC upheld the disqualification of Dr. Briyai Oyeins Frankland based on Section 3 Paragraph “L” of the Party’s guidelines for the nomination of candidates which requires that aspirants are card-carrying member of the party for a period of one year.

 “The party also found no record of his membership of APC and was therefore considered ineligible.”

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