The May 5 ward congress and May
12 local government congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers
state have been cancelled.
The factions led by Rotimi
Amaechi, minister of transportation, and Magnus Abe, senator representing
Rivers south-east, had clashed over the congresses.
While Amaechi said the exercise
went smoothly, Abe insisted that the process was hijacked.
He even headed to the court to
get an injunction to stop the May 12 local government congress from holding but
the other faction went ahead with the exercise.
But the leadership of the party
has rescheduled the congresses to May 19 and May 20.
John Odigie-Oyegun, the party’s
national chairman and Muiz Banire, its national legal adviser, said the
decision to reschedule the congresses was taken after due consideration with
major stakeholders.
“Consequently, and after
considering the logistics involved, the party hereby directs as follows: that
the new Rivers state Ward Congress is hereby fixed for Saturday, May 19, and
local government congress for May, 20,” read a statement by the party.
“Party members who had paid but
were unable to collect forms for the ward congress, should immediately proceed
to the party’s state secretary or its administrative secretary to collect the
required form, fill and submit same.”
The statement also waived bank
payments for those who may want to participate or contest in the local
government and state congresses.
“Instead, cash payment maybe made
to the Rivers state secretary or our party state administrative secretary,”the
statement said.
It urged party members to remain
steadfast in the face of its “current travails” in the state and said the party
shall overcome.
The statement said appeal panels
each had been constituted forward, local government and state congresses at the
state secretariat.
The statement also said that
filing of appeal that may arise from the ward congress if any, would be from
3pm on May 19, while filing of appeal from the local government congress would
be on May 20.
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