– The party said it would expose the underhand dealings between its suspended chairman, Oruminighe and Governor Dickson
– The party pledged its undying support for its leader, Timipre Sylva.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state has accused the governor of the state, Seriake Dickson of masterminding the crisis rocking the state party.
In a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Panebi Fortune, the party said the suspended chairman of the party, Chief Timipa Tiwe Oruminighe and Dickson had some under hand dealings, The Nation reports.
The statement read: “ It has become compelling for us to expose the underhand dealings between the governor, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson and the suspended state chairman of the APC, Chief Tiwei Oruminighe alongside two of his accomplices.
“In the last few days, the state and indeed the entire nation has witnessed the outright misdemeanor on the part of the suspended party chairman and two members of the state exco. As a party built on the principles of discipline, justice and fair play, 25 out of the 31 member state exco of the party suspended Orunimigha and his co-travellers for gross indiscipline and misconduct.
“However, our attention has been drawn to a statement laced with lies and outright misinformation purporting and insinuating financial dealings between two leading lights in our party, that is our leader, Chief Timipre Sylva and the Hon Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri prior to the appointment of the latter as minister. We find these lies very disgusting and ignoble, hence seen as the ranting of a bunch of misled ingrates .”
The Bayelsa state APC said the entire membership of the state exco aside the suspended trio of Oruminighe, Julius Eddy and Daniel Marlin is solidly behind Sylva, the party’s governorship candidate in the last governorship election and Lokpobiri.
Recall that last week, the APC chairman and some members of the state executive committee had accused Lokpobiri of buying the ministerial slot meant for Bayelsa state from Sylva, asking him to resign.
They also accused Sylva, who is the state leader of the party of selling appointments to his cronies. The party later announced the suspension of Sylva following allegation of bribery.
In the heat of the crisis, Dickson released a statement purportedly supporting the faction of the APC executive committee led by Oruminighe.
The Nation
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