Richard Kpodo, the factional chairman of
the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, has slammed the
national chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun, over comments that
he made recently.
Kpodo, according to Sahara Reporters, described Oyegun’s claims, that the political leaders from the state can only gain access to president Muhammadu Buhari through ex-governor Timipre Sylva, as ‘misplaced’.
Although president Buhari had clearly stated during his inaugural speech as Nigeria’s leader, that he is for everybody and nobody, the APC chieftain stated that Oyegun’s comment is a clear attempt to ensure that Bayelsans are politically enslaved by Sylva and that it is an indication that the change being advocated by the ruling party is not a certainty.
The statement issued by Kpodo in Yenogoa on Friday read: “How can the National Chairman be praising Sylva and saying he is the only access to the President?
“How can he say that it is only through Judas that we are to see Jesus Christ? How can he say that it is only through a man with corruption charges hanging over him that we are to see the symbol of anti-corruption?”
“To our surprise the National Chairman came to Yenagoa and accepted the defectors. What are the political qualifications of the decampees? What is their electoral values? If they are coming into the party to avoid prosecution, would that not go against the posture of the President? We are warning that if any implosion occurred in the APC, Sylva and others should be held responsible.”
Recall that the former governor was also alleged to be planning to rig the forthcoming election in the state.
Kpodo, according to Sahara Reporters, described Oyegun’s claims, that the political leaders from the state can only gain access to president Muhammadu Buhari through ex-governor Timipre Sylva, as ‘misplaced’.
Although president Buhari had clearly stated during his inaugural speech as Nigeria’s leader, that he is for everybody and nobody, the APC chieftain stated that Oyegun’s comment is a clear attempt to ensure that Bayelsans are politically enslaved by Sylva and that it is an indication that the change being advocated by the ruling party is not a certainty.
“How can he say that it is only through Judas that we are to see Jesus Christ? How can he say that it is only through a man with corruption charges hanging over him that we are to see the symbol of anti-corruption?”
“To our surprise the National Chairman came to Yenagoa and accepted the defectors. What are the political qualifications of the decampees? What is their electoral values? If they are coming into the party to avoid prosecution, would that not go against the posture of the President? We are warning that if any implosion occurred in the APC, Sylva and others should be held responsible.”
Recall that the former governor was also alleged to be planning to rig the forthcoming election in the state.
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