It emerged on Friday that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may dump former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva from the December 5 gubernatorial contest. Insiders in the party told the Saturday Tribune in Abuja that leaders of the party have communicated their resolve to field persons who have no known cases with any of the anti-graft agencies in the governorship polls. Sources at the party secretariat told the Saturday Tribune that President Muhammadu Buhari recently admonished the party’s leaders on the need to field a candidate with no known or ongoing cases with either the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) or the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). Though the Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice A. R. Mohammed had in July dismissed a N19 billion 42-count suit bordering on alleged stealing and money laundering brought against Sylva by the EFCC, the commission has filed a fresh suit at another court. It was learnt that leaders of the APC are now relying on the N19.5bn suit to threaten Sylva’s chances as he was said to have been told to clear his name first. Sources said that the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC), Mr. Timi Alaibe might have been wooed by the likes of the APC national chairman, Chief John Oyegun, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Audu Ogbeh, among others, following counsel from President Buhari. The EFCC is challenging the suit in which Sylva, alongside three others, is allegedly involved in the N19 billion suit. Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja had dismissed the 42-count charge on the basis of the finding that the prosecution’s application to consolidate the charges against the defendants amounted to an abuse of court process. But the Commission has since filed fresh charges. Sources in the party said that “the plot to stop Sylva is a party affair, notwithstanding his standing in the party and his role in the successes recorded by the APC in the March 28 election.” Sylva was initially declared the winner of the APC primaries in Bayelsa but the party in Abuja has announced its decision to nullify the primary and condct a fresh one.
tribuneonlineng.com/bayelsa-guber-apc-may-dump-sylva-over-efcc-case

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I support this too

Non of my business

It's better never to produce another Saraki as the party's representative.

Oh... they just realised he has a case with EFCC?

APC has given hypocrisy a worse meaning

But will Alaibe stand a chance against Dickson? And is it not the same Alaibe that is fraternising with Tompolo, GEJ and mama Piss

In other news, https://www.nairaland.com/2625293/apc-youth-slams-timi-alaibe

May God make your enemies as confused as the APC ..

They shouldn't have sold nomination forms to him. What played out in 2007 between Amaechi and Omehia in Rivers State may repeat itself. PDP replaced the name of Amaechi with that of Omehia over a case they said Amaechi had in the EFCC.

WHO SAY BUHARI NO DEY FEAR?
THE ALLISONS VS BUHARI
"Why Has Buhari and His APC Attack Dogs Quietly Retreated From Attacking Diezani Alison-Madueke?What does Buhari want to be kept a secret concerning his cowardly withdrawal from the media lynching of the former Petroleum Minister and first female OPEC President?As you may be aware, Alison-Madueke's husband is Rear Admiral Allison Amaechina Madueke, a retired Nigerian naval officer. He was military governor of Anambra State from January 1984 to August 1985, and then of Imo State until 1986.The husband of the former Petroleum Minister is a retired General just like Buhari and the whole attacks on his wife by the APC finally came to a head about a month ago.Madueke booked an appointment to see Buhari and Buhari was happy to see him thinking he wants to come and beg, so they can carry news of their meeting as propaganda as this irresponsible government often does.When he got to Aso Rock, Madueke warned Buhari over the attacks on his wife.Sources in Aso Rock say, Buhari was apologizing, that he didn't send anyone to do what they are doing. Madueke said that if they think his wife went to school for nothing they are mistaken. Or that in her 5 years in the petroleum ministry she didn't uncover corruption during Buhari's time, then he is mistaken.That if he hears one more assault on his wife from Buhari and the APC, in any format, he will personally call a world press conference and expose all their dirty oil deals dating back to the very beginning of discovering oil.He threatened that when he exposed how the Northern has raped this country's petroleum resources, they can kiss Nigeria goodbye, because the people of the Niger Delta will know the extent of the injustice done to them by Northerners.People who witnessed this meeting say Buhari was shaking. Begging, that he never attacked Diezani. He never sent anybody to write anything. The man told him off, saying, "But you read those reports that said my wife was running after you in the tarmac, that she greeted you and you did not answer her greeting?! Did you disclaim them?!! Did you tell people it did not happen?!" They said, Buhari was apologising that Madueke should calm down.Madueke finished what he had to say and walked out. Buhari's aides were stunned.Since then, nobody has even tweeted anything about oil, Diezani, etc.

We know the Apc e rats won't love this story. But we are daring Apc to go the media and make just one noise about madueke