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Ex Militant Leader Slaps Sylva As APC Chairman Insist On Being Running Mate by GovDickson2016: 4:24pm On Oct 07, 2015 |
Timipre Sylva, the APC flag bearer in the upcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa state was physically assaulted by an ex-militant leader following a scuffle over who'll be his deputy, The EagleOnline reports. Since the the former governor emerged as candidate, there have been a relentless battle over who becomes his deputy as the jostle for the slot kept shifting from one supposedly anointed person to the other. It's believed that Sylva had all along promised no fewer than six persons his running mate’s slot but none of them has so far been named. The state Chairman of the APC, Chief Tiwe Oruminigbe, and an ex- militant leader, General Africa, were involved in the fracas. Orumingbe was one of those initially favoured as he reportedly mobilized all delegates to vote for Sylva at the primary, which he won. To demonstrate his seriousness, Oruminigbe was said to have gone to Sylva’s Abuja home with ex-militant leader, General Africa, to confront Sylva on the issue. At the meeting there were a lot of hot verbal exchanges and Sylva was said to have received a hot slap on his cheeks for what was said to be a result of his “deception and betrayal”. But the open confrontation soon resulted into heated argument and in the process, General Africa was said to have slapped Sylva and a full blown fight erupted. An eyewitness account said the ensuing fight caused the destruction of some household items. Following the attack, reports say Sylva as the leader of the APC in Bayelsa State was already plotting to remove Oruminigbe as state chairman. Meanwhile this blog reported that The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva and the party’s Chairman in Bayelsa State, Mr. Tiwe Oruminighe, are at each others’ throats over issues bordering on selection of running mate for the party’s governorship candidate. Youths loyal to Tiwe stormed the party’s secretariat along Yeni-zuegene, Mbiama- Yenagoa road on Tuesday and destroyed billboards, banners, posters and other campaign materials of Sylva. The angry youths are demanding that Tiwe must pair with Sylva in the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa. The activities of the youths caused tension in the area and led to the deployment of armed policemen to forestall further breakdown of law and order. The secretariat was shut down temporarily to avoid possible invasion of the offices by aggrieved youths. The pro-Tiwe youths, who carried placards, said APC would cease to exist in the state if Sylva denied Tiwe the running mate slot. One of the youths who identified himself as the Chairman of all ward chairmen, Mr. Jefta Ikuruel, said the protest was to warn the party against sidelining Tiwe. He said Tiwe was the choice of the grassroot, insisting that without the party chairman as a running mate, Sylva and APC would not win the election. Also, the Chairman of APC in Ward 11, Mr. Exodus Ebi, said Sylva was violating a sealed agreement that he would pick Tiwe as his running mate. He said: “All the ward chairmen unanimously agree that Tiwe will be Sylva’s runnings mate. Tiwe is the only man that can reach the grassroot and it is because of him that we are making sacrifices. It is not because of Sylva. He should give us Tiwe.” Speaking further, another ward Chairman, Okoro Magbisa, said Sylva should kiss the election good bye without Tiwe.
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Re: Ex Militant Leader Slaps Sylva As APC Chairman Insist On Being Running Mate by Nobody: 4:26pm On Oct 07, 2015 |
ok |
Re: Ex Militant Leader Slaps Sylva As APC Chairman Insist On Being Running Mate by midehi2(f): 4:26pm On Oct 07, 2015 |
slap ke old men fighting to be thieves 1 Like |
Re: Ex Militant Leader Slaps Sylva As APC Chairman Insist On Being Running Mate by chocolateme(f): 4:26pm On Oct 07, 2015 |
Hmm.. Thought there is another aspirant under APC named Heineken |
Re: Ex Militant Leader Slaps Sylva As APC Chairman Insist On Being Running Mate by ADAMUdaCOWBOY: 4:27pm On Oct 07, 2015 |
Re: Ex Militant Leader Slaps Sylva As APC Chairman Insist On Being Running Mate by Nobody: 4:28pm On Oct 07, 2015 |
Bayelsa Ex-militant, General Africa Denies Feud With Sylva http://savinggracereporters.com/headline/bayelsa-ex-militant-general-africa-denies-feud-with-sylva/ |
Re: Ex Militant Leader Slaps Sylva As APC Chairman Insist On Being Running Mate by menix(m): 4:28pm On Oct 07, 2015 |
Chaii Sylva would have seen the Holy Grail when the slap landed on his face.. Infact an insider said Sylva shouted "My eye ooo" when he received a militant slap.. |
Re: Ex Militant Leader Slaps Sylva As APC Chairman Insist On Being Running Mate by Nobody: 4:30pm On Oct 07, 2015 |
GovDickson2016: Bayelsa Ex-militant, General Africa Denies Feud With Sylva http://savinggracereporters.com/headline/bayelsa-ex-militant-general-africa-denies-feud-with-sylva/ |
Re: Ex Militant Leader Slaps Sylva As APC Chairman Insist On Being Running Mate by henribj(m): 4:35pm On Oct 07, 2015 |
pishure of the slap pls. |
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