The crisis in the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Bayelsa State chapter, has continued to deepen following the emergence of two chairmen, claiming leadership of the party in the state.
The two factions have also established their secretariats in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital city.
While George Turnah’s faction of the PDP has its secretariat along Okutukutu, Yenagoa, the Solomon Agwana faction’s PDP secretariat is located at Okaka, both along the Isaac Boro Expressway.
Though Turnah emerged as the state chairman of his faction of the opposition party in the state during its congress, which saw the election of a 20-member state working committee, the Agwana faction has insisted that there is no other faction of the PDP in the state.
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The Turnah faction, during the congress which was monitored by INEC officials, the national electoral panel of PDP, also officially inaugurated its state Secretariat.
Turnah, while expressing the party’s readiness to win the forthcoming governorship election in the state, assured members that the party is deeply rooted.
On their part, the chairman of the other faction, Agwana, described the local government, ward and state congresses held by Turnah’s faction as illegal and unconstitutional.
Agwana, in a statement made available to newsmen, accused the other faction of violating the party’s constitution and due processes.
According to him, the organisers of the state, local government and ward congresses under Turnah lack the authority of the party’s legitimate organs.
Insisting that the gathering did not represent the original PDP structure in the state, Agwana alleged that the congress was organised by people loyal to the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike.
