Bayelsa/Kogi 2019 Election
Bayelsa APC: Sylva’s, Lokpobiri’s Troops In Open War
By Asolo Eyedoude
Less than a month to the November 16th governorship election in Bayelsa State, the fold of the All Progressive Congress APC was unravelling on Friday after the two major factions in the state chapter engaged themselves in the mutual suspension of some of the leading lights of the party in the state.
The party in the state is majorly divided between the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva and the immediate past Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri.
The Lokpobiri faction in a communique announced the suspension of the State Chairman, Jonathan Amos, Secretary, Alabo Martins and 10 others over alleged fraudulent diversion of party funds and anti-party activities.
The Chief Sylva factionon its part announced the suspension of Hon. Ogeibiri Orubebe, deputy chairman; Chris Toborowei Olorogun, Legal adviser; Amasighan Azikiwe, Chairman Ekeremor local government council; Olorogun Isaac, Secretary Ekeremor Local government council and Peter Bofumu, Chairman Sagbama Local government council.
SUSPENSION WAR
| SYLVA’S LIST | LOKPOBIRI’S LIST |
| Hon. Ogeibiri Orubebe, deputy chairman | Mr. Jonathan Amos, State Chairman |
| Chris Toborowei Olorogun, Legal Adviser | Mr. Martins Alabo, State Secretary |
| Amasighan Azikiwe, Chairman Ekeremeor Local Government Area | Mr. Peres Oyadongha, Senatorial Youth Leader |
| Olorogun Isaac, Secretary Ekeremor LGA | Mr. Senator Mitin, LGA Youth Leader Ekeremor |
| Peter Bofumu, Chairman Sagbama LGA | Mr. Osadebe Ezinrin, LGA Treasurer Ekeremor |
| Lovely Agwor, LGA Organizing Secretary Sagbama |
According to a resolution made available to newsmen, the suspended party chairman, was accused of “refusal to account for millions of naira that accrued to the state chapter of the party as administrative charges on National and State Assembly aspirants.
On the other hand, the State Secretary, Mr. Martins Alabo was “accused of flagrantly breaching the party’s constitution by presiding over State Executive Committee meetings and inaugurating a purported Disciplinary, Contact and Reconciliation Committees contrary to Article 14(3) 7 of the APC constitution.
The offenses of other suspended officers’ ranged from allegations of impersonation and connivance to deliberately create divisions among party members.
Following the development, the Bayelsa State Executive Committee of the APC has appointed the State Vice Chairman, Bayelsa Central, Chief Fala Ebierein Etubo as Acting Chairman in line with the party’s constitution.
But the Chief Sylva’s faction of the Party led by the embattled State chairman of the party, Amos on its part explained that those suspended by his group were involved in gross misconduct and anti-party activities which was reported and investigated.
He said, after the direct primaries of the party which saw the emergence of Chief David Lyon as the party’s candidate for the November 16 election, that it was expected that everyone should drop previous interest to support the overall interest of the party.
According to him, the said persons’ refusal to drop the pursuit of their personal interest is a clear indication they were against the party and their actions could mar the predicted success of the party, necessitating their indefinite suspension from the party.
The Assistant Organizing Secretary of the party, Tari Emberru who raised the motion for their suspension, maintained that the consistent show of truancy and misconduct by the affected persons, undermines the unity and constituted authority of the party and should not be tolerated, since they have been severally called to order without any result.
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