The Bayelsa state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Werinipre Seibarugu, a former deputy governor of the state, and six others indefinitely for alleged anti-party activities.
The APC in Bayelsa state capital, Yenagoa local government chapter announced their suspension on Sunday, October 13, 2024.
As reported by the Punch, Seibarugu, who was the deputy to a former governor and immediate past Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, was also an acting governor and speaker of the State House of Assembly.
The suspension followed a mild drama at the Di Crab Hotel in Yenagoa as the chairman of the Yenagoa LG chapter, Mr Tonye Okokuro, refused to mention Seibarugu’s name thrice until other members of his executive committee compelled him to specifically mention his name.
Suspended alongside Seibarugu was Osomkime Blankson, Mr Alex Blankson, Chief Olomo Agbama Apina, Dr. Pakinson Mamanuel, Ebiye Waripamo and Pastor Esther Saiyou.
Further confirming the development, Okokuro said the suspension followed the report of its fact-finding and disciplinary committee and there was a need to rebuild the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
He said:
The Guardian confirmed the report in its publication on Monday, October 14.
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Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the minister of petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri, was suspended from the APC, including commissioners serving under the Bayelsa’s PDP government.
Lokpobiri was suspended alongside Engr. Karin Kumoko, the commissioner for power in Bayelsa by the APC in Ekeremor LGA of the state over alleged anti-party activities.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
