Governor of Bayelsa state, Henry Seriake Dickson
There
is trouble brewing in Bayelsa state as the state government has ordered
the All Progressives Congress to vacate its Secretariat.
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has been
asked by the state government to vacate its secretariat located along
Melford Okilo Expressway, Kpansia, Yenaoga.
Punch reported that the order came barely a few days after the
National Executive Committee of the APC expelled the Bayelsa State
Chairman of the party, Chief Tiwei Orunimighe; his deputy, Eddy Julius
and the Secretary, Marlin Daniel, from the party.
The problem is as a result of the lingering crisis between factions
loyal to the party leader and a former governor of the state, Chief
Timipre Sylva and those of Orunimighe.
Speaking at a news conference in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital on
Friday, the Solicitor-General of the state and Permanent Secretary of
the Ministry of Justices, Mr. Preye Ageda, said the state government
acquired the said property (secretariat) in 2010 from one Chief Ipigansi
Izagora.
Ageda said, “In 2010, the Bayelsa State Government acquired a
property belonging to Chief Ipigansi Izagara along Chief Melford Okilo
Expressway, Kpansia-Epie, Yenagoa, as a Government Guest House.
”The assessment, valuation and discussions towards the
acquisition of the property were handled by the Executive Secretary of
the Capital City Development Authority, the then Commissioner for
Finance, Dr. Opuala Charles, and a former Governor of Bayelsa State,
Chief Timipre Sylva.
“The property was duly paid for and the government took
possession of the property as owner and the keys were handed over to the
state government by Chief Ipigansi Izagara.
“Thereafter, the property was rehabilitated by Gefesco
Enterprises Nigeria Limited for a total sum of N43m of which the final
payment of N23m was made by the current administration after an initial
payment of N20m by its predecessor.”
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