The call by some APC stakeholders from Kogi State to probe the state governor over anti-party activities seems to have deepen the party crisis as the state Deputy Woman Leader, Mrs Deborah Isiguizo berated Senator Dino Melaye and the State Chairman of the party, Haddy Ametou, for constituting the probe panel.
This coming on the heels of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), berating the APC stakeholders from the state that are calling for the probe of the state governor, over the alleged anti-party activities.
The Isiguizo said it was wrong for the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District and other disgruntled leaders of the party to accuse the Governor of engaging in anti-party activities.
Addressing newsmen on behalf of the Exco members, the state Deputy Woman Leader accused Melaye of orchestrating the crisis because of selfish interest.
Apart from Melaye, she also berated the State Chairman of the party, Haddy Ametuo, and other leaders of the party for supporting the call to probe Bello over the appointment he has made since becoming governor on January 27.
She noted that having nominated the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Melaye had no locus standi to accuse the Governor of sidelining him in the scheme of things in the state.
The Isiguizo said Melaye, who played a prominent role in the inauguration of Bello, should stop blackmailing the Governor and face the function of making laws which the people of his senatorial district elected him for: “Dino should concentrate on his constituency; he should stop blackmailing the Governor and face the business for which he was elected, join hands with other well-meaning people and give Kogi West the desired representation.”
State Chairman of CNPP, Abubakar Abdanis on his own, said the APC stakeholders’ request will have a ripple effect on the entire state, hence the need for caution: “This is a sudden surprise to all of us who gave our mandates to the APC in the recent 2015 general election.
“This probe action is totally the internal affairs of the APC, the CNPP, consisting of all registered political parties in the state is worried by the crisis, because it shall have serious impacts not only on all the political appointees, but major distraction on the political stability of the entire state.
“The reasons for our concern is the fact that the present administration is only a few months old after inauguration, and we believe the State Governor’s plan to operate an all inclusive government of state unity involving all political stakeholders in the state.”
Group call on the ruling party to harmonise its house and support the State Governor, Yahaya Bello to succeed, so that he can quickly address the numerous challenges facing the state: “The Governor requires all hands on deck to address the daunting reconciliation of the House of Assembly to address security, face the economy and the change agenda in order to deliver dividends of democracy to the entire state.
“We urge APC to refrain from any distractive measures against the administration which may impact negatively on the wheel of progress to make the state further unbearable for the good people of the state.”
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