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Tsunami in Bayelsa APC, as ex—minister, Lokpobiri, 11 others fired

The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Bayelsa State, has suspended 12 of its chieftains.

A prominent figure among those suspended was a former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, a former governorship aspirant in the last election, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri.

The party also suspended a former governorship aspirant in the state and a former member of the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Council, Preye Aganaba, and the state’s Deputy Chairman, Orubebe Ogeibiri.

Others suspended are a former member of the House of Representative and the Director-General of the Lokpobiri Governorship Campaign Organisation, Hon. Warman Ogoriba, a former member of the Board of Trustee of the Party, Hon. Perez Peretu, Hon. Sunday Frank-Oputu, a former House of Representative aspirant, Hon Osom Blackson, Samuel Aredeh, Ebierein Falla Itubo, Pius Otia and a former Publicity Secretary of the Party, Hon. Fortune Panebi.

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The state party chairman, Hon. Jonathan Amos and the state’s Secretary, Hon. Alabo Martins-led over 27 signatories of the State Executive Committee of the state chapter of the as party to sign the suspension which has also been forwarded to the National Vice Chairman of the party, South-south, Chief Ntufam Hilliard Eta.

Spokesperson of the party, Doifie Ola Buokoribo, in a statement issued, on Thursday, in Yenagoa, said that the suspension of Lokpobiri and the others followed the recommendation of the fact-finding and disciplinary committee inaugurated on 31st of July, 2019 and in accordance with article 21(B) and (D) of the APC constitution.

The statement added, ”The committee objectively looked into the several allegations of anti-party activities leveled against them that ran contrary to the provision of the APC constitution, morally and a good conscience which brought about great electoral misfortune for the party.

“The action was to set clear signals to deviants masquerading in the party especially those working against its collective interest and aspirations.

“We, however, thank Bayelsans and its numerous supporters for keeping faith with the party and for the above solidarity during and after the November 16, 2019, governorship election.”

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