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The Bayelsa Chapter of the All Progressives Congress is calling for the resignation of Senator Heineken Lokpobiri for allegedly buying the appointment from Timipre Sylva, former governor of Bayelsa
If the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State should have its way, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of State for Agriculture, should be dropped out of the Federal Executive Council, FEC. The APC party chieftains in Bayelsa are alleging that Lokpobiri who joined the party late bought the ministerial slot meant for Bayelsa State from Timipre Sylva, former governor of the state and APC chieftain.
Timipa Orunimighe, chairman of APC in Bayelsa State, who made the allegation, told journalists in Abuja, March 30, that Sylva had also compiled and submitted names of some other non-APC members and submitted the list to the secretary to government of federation without input from other executives of the party in the state.
Orunimigbe, who led other state executives to address newsmen, called on Lokpobiri to honourably resign from office, explaining that they did so because of the appointments that they felt should have be given to those of them in the APC in Bayelsa. “It’s a pity to say that for somebody like Timipre Sylva who was supposed to be the leader of the party, today turned against the party and sold our party slots”.
The Bayelsa APC leaders, therefore, called on President Muhammadu Buhari and national leaders of the party to intervene in the matter.
However, Sylva dismissed allegations that he collected money from the minister to nominate for appointment, adding, he only did what he felt was right and equitable. He said the aggrieved members think those who joined the party late should be left out in sharing appointments.
Mar. 31, 2016 @ 9:40 GMT
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