BAYELSA: Group alleges cloning of PDP delegates’ identities ahead of governorship primaries

There is a looming crisis threatening to rock the Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after stakeholders of the party in the state raised the alarm over alleged cloning of delegates’ identities, by the party chairman, Cleopas Moses.

In a statement by their coordinator, Tony Ile, the stakeholders known as the Integrity Group (IG), accused the party leadership of manipulation after issueing a directive to ward and local government statutory delegates to submit details of their voter’s identity card and PDP membership card numbers to the party ahead of the governorship primary set for September 3.

Tony Ile thus called on the party’s national leadership to intervene by setting up a committee to investigate the “serious and grievous” allegations against the party leadership.

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“It is quiet unfortunate for anyone to indulge in such an inglorious act.

“The only plausible explanation for the funny act is to clone the cards to exclude some delegates that do not support their preferred candidates.

“We do not believe that our party executive in this state, which is expected to show good conduct in the affairs as it relates to the conduct of the PDP governorship primary, will be involved in the nefarious act.

“The issue of directing ward and local government executive members to submit their party identity cards and voter’s cards’ number is an attempt to discredit and undermine the good lofty intentions of the national leadership to conduct free and credible primary of the party.

“The illegal act would further polarise our party and make us vulnerable for defeat at the November 16 poll.

“Aggrieved members will have no other options than to seek refuge in other political platforms,” Ile said.

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