APC Indefinitely Suspends Party's Council Chairman, Sends Message to Nigerians

• Some concerned stakeholders of the APC in Bayelsa have accused Eniekenemi Senator Mitin of trying to create an atmosphere of mischief and discord within the party in the state
• Legit.ng gathered on Sunday, October 13, that an APC ward in Bayelsa state has suspended Mitin, the party’s council chairman
• The concerned APC stakeholders called on the party’s national leadership to set up an ad-hoc disciplinary committee to investigate Mitin and his allies and bring them to book for allegedly stirring the hornet’s nest

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria.

Yenagoa, Bayelsa state - Executive members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in ward 10, Toru-Ndoro in Ekeremor local government area (LGA) of Bayelsa state, have indefinitely suspended the party’s council chairman, Eniekenemi Senator Mitin.

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In a statement on Sunday, October 13, by the ward 10 chairman and secretary, Tankazi Anthony and Ederekumor Andakuroyeg, the APC asked Nigerians not to recognise or deal with Mitin as the chairman of the party in Ekeremor council area.

The statement partly reads:

“The suspension of Senator Mitin is a result of anti-party activities, fictionalisation, high handedness and abuse of office which is inimical to the reputation of the party.

“The members of the general public are advised not to recognise or deal with Mitin Eniekene as a member of the party until further notice.”

Legit.ng reports that the Bayelsa state chapter of the APC recently experienced a major crisis leading to some party chieftains suspending the minister of state, petroleum (oil) Heineken Lokpobiri. The minister was sanctioned for allegedly supporting the re-election bid of Douye Diri, the current governor of Bayelsa state, in November 2023.

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Former Bayelsa governorship hopeful, David Lyon; and 8 others were also suspended.

Ex-APC deputy chairman quashes Lokpobiri's suspension

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Ogeibiri Orubebemi Enkumor, a former deputy chairman of the APC in Bayelsa state, condemned Mitin and other party leaders in Ekeremor LGA for suspending Lokpobiri.

Enkumor "emphatically and unequivocally" stated that the purported suspensions are "entirely null and void".

According to Enkumor, particularly, the reported suspension of Lokpobiri "should be completely disregarded".

Source: Legit.ng