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Bayelsa APC suspends ex-governor Timipre Sylva

3rd April 2016
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THE crisis in the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress deepened yesterday, with the party announcing the in­definite suspension of Chief Timipre Sylva, its governorship can­didate in the December 5 election, and four others for alleged anti-party activities and other reasons.

The four are Joseph Fafi, the party’s senatorial vice chairman central zone; Fortune Panebi, publicity secretary; Tonye Okio, or­ganizing secretary; and Edison Sogwe – for allegedly conniving with Sylva, a former governor of the state, to destabilize the party.

PremiumTimes in a report, quoting a statement jointly signed by the APC chairman in the state, Timipa Orunimighe and secretary, Daniel Marlin, sated that the decision to suspend the five was taken at an emergency state executive meeting of the party after due con­sultations with its senior officials and elders in the state.

Mr. Panebi had on Friday announced the suspension of Messrs. Orunimighe and Marlin as well as the deputy state chairman of the party, Eddy Julius, for alleged misconduct and embezzlement.

“The Bayelsa State Chapter of the party this day, therefore has placed the aforementioned individuals on an indefinite suspension pending the conclusion of the investigations,” he said.

Messrs. Orunimighe and Marlin, said they “took the painful but necessary decisions to suspend Chief Timipre Sylva,” pending the investigation of the cases brought against him, including anti-party activities, attempt to form a parallel executive committee in the state and corruption.

On anti-party conduct, the party said: “We have it on good re­cord that Timipre Sylva, last week Tuesday precisely, paid a clan­destine visit to one of the south-south governors of the PDP; this is just one of the series of correspondences between them and we find it grossly unbecoming.”

It said the action of the former governor was in direct breach of Article 21 under ‘Offences’ in the party constitution which states in section 2, ‘Anti-Party activities or any conduct, which is likely to embarrass or have adverse effect on the party or bring the party into hatred, contempt, ridicule or disrepute’ is punishable.

It also said by trying to form a parallel executive committee, Mr. Sylva’s action was in complete defiance of Article 21, under offences which states, “factionalization or creating parallel party organs at any level’ is punishable by the extremists of means.”

The party said the former governor’s “antics betrays the present posture of Buhari’s regime which has cardinal virtues of honesty, sincerity and transparency.”

It also accused Sylva of engaging in corruption, indiscipline and trading of political offices.

“We find it deeply embarrassing his relentless efforts to com­mercialize political offices,” it said.

“Worse still, is that, members of the opposition who vehemently stood against the change ideal and still do not believe in our party’s course are with him on the bargaining table. This is not in fidelity with the party’s constitution in Article 21, section 1, subsection 3.”

“We have tried on countless occasions to advise him on the dan­gers of his untoward behaviours, but each time we are faced with threats and insults,” the statement said.

“The party will not tolerate acts of indiscipline from anyone no matter how highly placed the individual.”

The party explained that Sylva was suspended in order “to save the image of the party and restore confidence among members,” adding that the committee that would investigate the allegations against the former governor and “his cronies” would be inaugu­rated next week. Efforts to reach former Governor Sylva’s camp yesterday evening was unsuccessful.

 

 

 

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