Bayelsa APC ward chairmen protest in Abuja

Ward chairmen from the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday stormed the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to protest the political appointments of some Bayelsa indigenes.

Specifically, the chairmen demanded the reversal of the appointments, saying they were done in bad faith.

The protesters who were seen carrying placards with various inscriptions such as “Lokpobiri must go,” “Lokpobiri says APC is Boko Haram,” “Bayelsa APC says in Tiwei we trust,” among others, were, however, restricted from entering the secretariat by armed policemen.

The ward chairmen, who were led by Mr. Jephthah Iyekuruwe, also asked the former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva not to retire from politics with the political appointments meant for the APC members in the state.

Addressing newsmen, Iyekuruwe said, “We are not here to fight our leader, the APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa State.

“Five executive chances were given to the APC in Bayelsa State in order to strengthen the party because for now, we don’t have a governor to take care of the party and by the special grace of God, the Presidency through the national secretariat, gave these five executive chances to Bayelsa State. But at the end of the day our candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, cornered all of them and sent five names without consulting the state executive led by Chief Timipa Tiwe.”