Yenagoa—A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State Saturday commended the decision of the National Convention Committee of the Party to prevent Bayelsa delegates from voting due to issues of pending litigation over the Wards, Local Government and State congresses.
According to reports by DAILY POST, due to the new development, only statutory delegates from the state will take full part in the ongoing APC convention.
It was reported that according to the factional group loyal to the former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the decision has emboldened the aggrieved members of the party in the state and renewed their hope in the national leadership of the party.
A member of the faction, Hon. Sunday Frank Okputu, while speaking with newsmen said the decision to prevent delegates from Bayelsa from participating in the convention is right a move.
He noted that the decision will save the party from any disaster that may arise from the subsisting litigation over the authenticity of the last ward, local government, and state congresses.
Frank-Okputu commended the caretaker leadership, the Reconciliation Committee, and every member of the APC for upholding the agitations of those against the alleged impunity in Bayelsa APC.
He said, “They have saved the national leadership of the party from doom because the pending litigations could damage the outcome of the convention. It will ensure that there is sanity in the process.
“The decision is worthy of emulation and will ensure that there is sanity in the way things are done within the party. You cannot run into a house from the back door and claim to be right.
“The decision to exclude purported delegates from Bayelsa will ensure that the right things are done in line with the provisions of party rules and the Electoral Act as amended.”
He equally commended party faithful who have been steadfast and insisted things are done in the right way in Bayelsa APC.
“I thank all party faithful in Bayelsa that kept faith with the true progressives led by Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri. It shows we were on the right path and to ensure the right people are allowed to lead the party in the state,” he added.
Recalled that few hours to the National Convention of the party, the Secretary of the subcommittee of Accreditation, Alhaji Tijani Musa Tumsah had announced that only statutory delegates from Sokoto, Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, and Taraba States will be allowed to vote due to pending litigations.
