Politics
Keyamo Confirms Factionalisation of Delta APC Exco
By GWG Political Editor
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State has effectually been factionalised with the emergence of a parallel state executive endorsed by the Festus Keyamo led APC Council of Leaders.
Keyamo, the minister of state for labour and productivity confirmed the development to GreenWhiteGreen GWG on Saturday night. He said that the list of state executive was endorsed by his council.
The parallel leadership has Hon. Barrister Silas Buowe at the head of a 36 man exco running parallel to the executive that emerged at the recent state congress where veteran political strategist, Elder Omeni Sobotie emerged as chairman of the party. He replaced Prophet Jones Erue. Sobotie was also Special Adviser on Legislative and Plenary Matters and Political Affairs to the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.
Mr. Nick Ovuakporie who had acted as the director of publicity in the party and also special assistant to Omo-Agege had also emerged as the new secretary of the party at the state congress that was boycotted by Keyamo and his allies in the Delta APC Council of Leaders.
Sobotie is from Delta Central while Ovuakporie is from Delta South.
However, in the executive produced by consensus by the Keyamo group, Buwoe, a chieftain of the party from Isoko was returned as chairman.
GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that Buwoe is also a minister of the gospel like the immediate past chairman of the party from Isoko, Prophet Jones Erue.
Asked on Saturday if he was privy to the new list with Buowe as chairman, Keyamo responded to the affirmative, a development that is bound to worry stakeholders in the party as it effectively confirms the factionalisation of the party in the state.
Giving reason for the emergence of the factional exco in a statement, the Council of Leaders said:
“In line with the Constitution of the All Progressives Congress and the Guidelines for the 2021 Congresses of the Party which stipulates consensus amongst stakeholders of the Party, we the COUNCIL OF LEADERS of APC in Delta State, having met severally to consider the various and diverse interests within the Party and after consulting widely with other stakeholders have resolved to release a harmonised list of State Executive Members who shall be recognised by all APC faithfuls in the State and will run the affairs of the Party henceforth.
“The State Exco will work with the list of existing Local Govt and Ward Executives already in place that has since been harmonised by leaders at all levels. They will release the list in due course. A date and time for the inauguration of the State Exco would be fixed soon.
“We are not unaware of a few leaders who refused to join the arrangement of the Council of Leaders put together by the CECPC of the Party and who decided to be part of a one-man-show. Their positions and spaces within the Council of Leaders are still open anytime they are done with their solo runs. Our Council is not discriminatory, but open to ALL leaders.
The Keyamo group in announcing its executive and bringing to fore the factionalisation of the party in the state, said:
“In the circumstance of the above, ALL APC faithful in Delta State are to be henceforth guided by the harmonised list below:
STATE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, DELTA STATE APC
1.
STATE CHAIRMAN
HON. (BARR) SILAS BUOWE
2.
STATE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
ENGR. ELVIS O. AYOMANOR
3.
STATE SECRETARY
COMR. CHIDI OKONJI
4.
STATE ASST. SECRETARY
BARR. AUGUSTINE OKRAKPO
5.
STATE VICE CHAIRMAN (DELTA CENTRAL)
PRINCE JOHN ENAKIRERU
6.
STATE VICE CHAIRMAN (DELTA NORTH)
BARR. IFEANYI WILLIAMS AGHOLOR
7.
STATE VICE CHAIRMAN (DELTA SOUTH)
MR. TOSAN AWANI
8.
STATE TREASURER
COMR.COLLINS MUKORO
9.
STATE ASST. TREASURER
MR. ELEAZER ODIKPO
10.
STATE LEGAL ADVISER
BARR. LUCKY ESAKIDO
11.
STATE ASST. LEGAL ADVISER
MR. CHOICE OLUEH
12.
STATE ORGANIZING SECRETARY
MR. A.S MENE
13.
STATE ASST. ORGANIZING SECRETARY
MR. JENKINS EJIRO WISIKE
14
PUBLICITY SECRETARY
MR. FELIX OGBOTOR OKPAKO
15.
STATE ASST. PUBLICITY SECRETARY
MR. MIKE CHINYE
16.
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
MR. BEMEBIDE A. PELE
17.
STATE ASST. FINANACIAL SECRETARY
MR. MOSES NWAKOR
18.
STATE WOMEN LEADER
DR. MRS. JANET OYUBU
19.
STATE ASST. WOMEN LEADER
COMR. LIZZY EJENAWO
20.
STATE YOUTH LEADER
COMR. CHRISTOPHER AGALI
21.
STATE ASST. YOUTH LEADER
COMR. ENGR. JOHN OTOBRISE
22.
STATE AUDITOR
PASTOR POLYCAP KACHIKWU
23.
STATE ASST. AUDITOR
MR. VICTOR EBIKABOWEI SAMSON
24.
STATE WELFARE OFFICER
MR. CLETUS ELUGBE
25.
STATE ASST. WELFARE OFFICER
MR. ALPHONSUS FEH
26.
STATE SPECIAL LEADER
MR. DENBO DENBOFA OWEIKPODOR
27.
EX- OFFICIO 1
MR. EFE DON KIGHO
28.
EX- OFFICIO 2
CHIEF JAMES AKPOVWAN
29.
EX- OFFICIO 3
MADAM BUCHI OBA
30.
EX- OFFICIO 4
MR. KINGSLEY OMADOYE
31.
DELTA CENTRAL WOMEN LEADER
MRS. ESUSU OMAVUAYE AGNES ODE
32.
DELTA CENTRAL YOUTH LEADER
CHIEF LAWRENCE ESISO
33.
DELTA NORTH WOMEN LEADER
MRS. GLORIA AFIARI
34.
DELTA NORTH YOUTH LEADER
MR. IDOLOR PATRICK
35.
DELTA SOUTH WOMEN LEADER
ALERO TENUMA
36.
DELTA SOUTH YOUTH LEADER
MR. JAMES UTHAKPA
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