There was confusion in Yenagoa on Tuesday as the rescheduled governorship primary election of All Progressives Congress, APC, failed to hold.
As early as 8am, the Samson Siasia Sports Complex, Yenagoa, the earlier announced venue, had been occupied by Igbo residents in Bayelsa State, who were celebrating the annual Igbo National Day, while there was no sign of APC officials.
However, there was heavy security presence at the complex mounted by a combined team of soldiers, mobile policemen and men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, while an anti-bomb police vehicle was also stationed at the complex.
Some soldiers at the venue, who also expressed surprised over the development, told our reporter that they came to provide security for the primaries, only to learned that the exercise might have been shifted to today.
Although no official statement was issued for the sudden development by the party in Yenagoa, however, there were conflicting reports by some members of the state executives of the party, with some claiming that the election would take place yesterday night, while others said the election would be conducted on today.
At the state party secretariat in Yenagoa, scores of delegates and some state party executives, were seen milling around the premises while others were seen discussing in groups.
Meanwhile, The Timi Alaibe Campaign Organisation, has alleged of plans to use a fresh delegates lists for the rescheduled Bayelsa State governorship primaries election of APC.
Spokesperson of the Organisation, Mr Patterson Ogon, who disclosed this in Yenagoa Tuesday, claimed the plot was been masterminded by some powerful forces in the APC to subvert the will of the people for the rescheduled Bayelsa primaries.
Ogon, who warned of the consequences of such action said, “If that happens the APC would have fatally injured her reputation as a credible party.”
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