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Bayelsa APC cash for appointment scam: We’re not surprised, PDP says
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has taken a swipe at the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) over its internal bickering resulting accusations that former governor and candidate in the last election,
Timipre Syla, took bribe as trade off for ministerial nomination.
Leaders and members of the APC in Bayelsa State were jolted by the revelations at the weekend that the former governor collected the sum of N400 million from Senator Heineken Lokpobiri for his appointment as minister.
The PDP in the State on Tuesday called on the National and State secretariats of the APC to urgently settle the on-going imbroglio within its rank and file in the state.
The party in a statement by its State Secretary, Mr. Keku Godspower, said it viewed with serious concern, the open quarrel among the APC’s top brass, stressing that, urgent steps should be taken to deal with the crisis so that it doesn’t constitute a breach of the peace in the state.
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The Bayelsa State PDP says, it is not surprised that, the APC is fighting over the issue of buying and selling of federal appointments, pointing out that, such has been the nature and character of the personalities, who once held positions of leadership in the state.
According to the PDP state secretary, as a party, we were glad that, all this was coming to the open for the general public to see the stuff the characters involved in this brouhaha were made of, adding that, for them anything can be bought, including their clandestine moves to bribe the judiciary to deliver judgement in their favour.
“For them, anything can be bought, including their quest to bribe the judiciary to deliver judgement in their favour. Thankfully, the secret has come to public limelight and the whole world is watching to see how the judiciary will be compromised.”
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