- The suspensions came after a disciplinary review by the party’s leadership in Bayelsa State
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has suspended the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, along with its 2019 Bayelsa governorship candidate, David Lyon, due to alleged anti-party activities.
Alongside Lokpobiri and Lyon, several prominent figures were also suspended, including Commissioner for Power Kharim Kumoko, Commissioner for Lands and Survey Peres Biewari, former APC state chairman Jothan Amos, NEC ex-officio member Godbless Diriwari, and Southern Ijaw APC Youth Leader Sabi Morgan.
These suspensions came after a disciplinary review by the party’s leadership in Bayelsa State.
The Chairman of APC in Ekeremor Local Government Area, Mitin Eniekenemi Senator, announced the indefinite suspension of Lokpobiri and Kumoko in Yenagoa, following a report by the party’s disciplinary committee.
He accused Lokpobiri of engaging in anti-party activities since the 2019 governorship election, which included supporting a faction within the party and backing Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 Bayelsa gubernatorial election.
Similarly, APC Chairman of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Ebikazi Gbefa, announced the suspension of David Lyon and seven others, accusing them of undermining the party’s candidates during recent elections and supporting the PDP.