The Gubernatorial Primary Election Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, has disqualified the former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC)of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River State, Dr. Briyai Oyeins Frankland, over allegation of not being a card-carrying member of the party for up to one calendar year.
\nThose cleared for the August 29 governorship primaries of the party are Prince Ebitimi Amgbare, Engr. Preye Aganaba, Mrs. Diseye Poweigha, Mr. Lyon David, Professor Ongoebi Etebu and Senator Heineken Lokpobiri.
\nThe screening Committee headed by the Chairman, Rt. Hon. Isa Song and Secretary, Barr. Clement Chinaka, in its addressed to the National Secretary of APC and made available to newsmen via email, stated that only Dr. BriyaiOyeinsFrankland was not cleared after a thorough exercise in Yenagoa last Saturday.
\nIn the report, which was signed by all seven members of the screening committee, the screening committee conducted its exercise in line with guidelines and code of conduct emphasised at ensuring that \u2018aspirants must have been a card carrying members of the party up to one calendar year, aspirants original credentials are sighted and aspirants with multiple declarations of age must harmonise same to avoid untoward situation.\u2019
\nThe report stated that the modalities adopted for the screening was the balloting of numbers 1 to 7, which was picked by each aspirant to determine the order for which they were called to appear before the committee, each aspirant was asked questions relating to qualifications and conduct in line with both party constitution and election guidelines to contest for the Governorship Primary election under the platform of the APC.
\nThey were also asked to produce evidence of membership of the party, voters\u2019 card and payment of the prescribed fees as well as the original copy of their credentials for sighting. The screening committee was empowered to screen aspirants for the governorship election for Bayelsa.
\nDr. BriyaiFrankland was not cleared and disqualified on the ground of Section 3 paragraph \u2018L\u2019 of the guideline for nomination of candidates.\u2019
\n\u201cOn the premises of the aforesaid report, we want to observe that the prevalent did most rated commitment of the leadership of our party to reinvigorate the culture of integrity and party discipline be encouraged. That the core value of our party, which is premised on leadership responsibility and discipline be vigorously enthroned in our leadership recruitment process.
\n\u201cThat the aspirants, whose names are above stated, appeared for screening and were attended accordingly,\u201d Song said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Gubernatorial Primary Election Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, has disqualified the former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC)of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River State, Dr. Briyai Oyeins Frankland, over allegation of not being a card-carrying member of the party for up to one calendar year. Those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":209342,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n