The All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries
that took place last Tuesday has been cancelled. This is due to the usual
shenanigans portrayed by some of it stalwarts in not being uptight about rules and regulations enshrined
in their constitution about candidates meeting the criterion to run on their
platform
According to This day, Timipre Sylva Campaign
for the Bayelsa State 2015 gubernatorial election has described as misleading
and completely untrue, reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC)
Governorship Primary held on Tuesday, in Yenagoa had been cancelled or
rescheduled.
In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, the
campaign organisation maintained that the primary, which was won by Chief
Timipre Sylva, was conducted in accordance with the party’s rules and
guidelines set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and as
such the party had no basis to cancel its outcomes.
The statement, signed on behalf of the
campaign by Mr. Doifie Buokoribo, said: “We want to state categorically that
since the primary election was conducted according to the rules and duly won by
Sylva, he remains the candidate of the APC in Bayelsa State and any statement
to the contrary is mere rumour.
“The National Chairman of the APC, Chief John
Odigie-Oyegun does not have the powers to unilaterally annul a state primary
election. We are even shocked that he allowed his name to be used when he has
not even received the report from members of the electoral panel.
Beyond the electoral panel’s report, there is
also an Appeals Committee, which has the responsibility to examine complaints
arising from the primary election. It is only after the Appeals Committee has
concluded its job that the National Working Committee (NWC) will meet to
consider all reports from the primary, including those of the security
agencies.’’
The organisation added that there were seven
members of the panel at the venue of the primary, saying the absence of
Governor Adams Oshiomhole alone could not invalidate the primary
“Oshiomhole lied that the election was marred
by violence. There are pictures and videos to prove that he lied. There are
pictures and video to show that Oshiomhole presided over the election and
handed over the exercise to the Secretary of the Panel on the excuse that he
was going to eat’’, the campaign organisation stated.
“It should also be pointed out that only
Oshiomhole left the venue of the election and that the remaining six panel
members and INEC officials remained in the venue till the winner was
announced’’.
The organisation challenged Oshiomhole to
answer some questions relating to his conducts, “which completely compromised’’
his position as chair of the election panel adding that right from the
beginning, it was obvious that Oshiomhole was working towards a pre-determined
answer
“Lastly, you cannot abort a baby that has
already been born. The APC governorship primary has been concluded in Bayelsa
State, a winner has emerged, and the winner is Sylva’’, Sylva Campaign group
added.
“We therefore ask our teeming supporters to
remain calm and ignore the rumour that a new primary is being scheduled for
early next week.”
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