The crisis rocking the Bayelsa
State chapter of the All
Progressives Congress (APC)
deepened on Thursday, as some
aggrieved members of the party
descended heavily on its
chairman, Tiwei Orunimighe.
The angry members, under the
aegis of Third Force, accused the
party chair of being highhanded,
autocratic, disrespectful and
divisive.
They also accused Orunimighe of
squandering N7.2 million given for
the inauguration of State
Executive Council (SEC) without
the approval of the executive
committee members.
The Third Force, led by Michael
Oyanimighan, which has sympathy
to Senatorial Vice-Chairman-elect
for Bayelsa Central, Joseph Fafi,
said Orunimighe’s leadership was
creating division in the party.
“Tiwei Orunimighe is highhanded,
autocratic and disrespectful. His
actions have succeeded in dividing
the APC family in Bayelsa State.
“Also, the APC state chairman
vehemently refused to swear in
the party’s senatorial vice-
chairman-elect for Bayelsa
Central, Mr. Joseph Fafi. In his
stead, one Falla was sworn in. This
action is against the provisions of
APC Constitution.
“Article 21 (11) of the constitution
specifically states that anybody
that tampers with delegate list,
election result, nomination of
party officers will be expelled and
prosecuted.”
They also accused Orunimighe of
shutting down the state’s
secretariat, saying the action was
taken without recourse to staff
and party members.
“It is curious that Orunimighe
locked up and took the keys of the
state secretariat. Also, the N7.2
million brought for inauguration
of state executive council was
spent without the approval of the
Exco,” they alleged.
The angry party members also
carpeted the leader of the party
and former Governor Timipre
Sylva, saying he had had been
leading the party from outside,
using his cronies to cause
confusion.
But Orunimighe fired back at his
critics, describing them as
ingrates and black legs of the APC.
“Apart from former Governor
Timipre Sylva that has given us
money, I spent my own money for
so many things. Where is the
highhandedness coming from? All
things done in that party are done
according to national directives.”

http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/08/bayelsa-apc-crisis-deepens-chairman-accused-autocratic-rule/

That's supporters of APC for you, trouble makers.

Association of political criminals,

scrambling for money and desperate to 'wrestle' power since 1999.

shizzle11: Association of political criminals,

scrambling for money and desperate to 'wrestle' power since 1999.

You're not far from the truth.