More troubles in Rivers APC as counter suspensions hit party

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Safari December 19, 2020

By Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt

The supremacy battle for the control of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State took a worsening dimension on Saturday following the decisions of the two major factions to suspend key members of their rival groups.

The Isaac Abbot-Ogbobula-led state Caretaker Committee of the party loyal to the Transport Minister, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi announced suspensions of key APC members in Igo Aguma’s faction at the party’s secretariat in Port Harcourt.

Ogbobula, who made the declaration, announced the suspensions of Igo Aguma, Senator Magnus Abe, Livistone Wechie and Wogu Boms for anti-party activities.

Ogbobula, who was accompanied by members of his committee, also recommended their expulsion from the party while further announcing the suspensions of all the party members, who were recently, inaugurated as local government and ward caretaker committee’s leaders by Aguma.

He said all the persons, who took the party to court without exhausting all the internal mechanisms for conflict resolutions remained suspended.

Ogbobula said the decision was reached in an emergency meeting held by his committee to review the issues affecting the Rivers APC.

He said their suspensions were recommended by their various local government levels in letters addressed to his caretaker committee.