Senate primary; PDP Appeal's Committee throws out Lokpobiri's Petition, Recommends Appropriate Sanction and Reprimand

The ruling People's Democratic Party, (PDP) Appeal committee on Senate and House of Representatives primaries has thrown out the petition filed by the Senate  committee  Chairman on Water Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri on the outcome of last Sunday's Bayelsa West Senatorial District Primary held at the auditorium of the Bayelsa State College of Education, Sagbama, arguing that there was no parallel primary as claimed by the petitioner.

In the committee's report signed by Barrister Bashir Maidugu, Hon. Michael Uba Obande and Jennifer Madueke, Chairman, Secretary and  member respectively , of the PDP National Assembly Primary Appeal's Committee, it described the conduct of the petitioner-Senator Lokpobiri as unbecoming and, therefore, recommended appropriate sanctions or reprimand to deter others from such despicable conduct.

Commending the leadership of the party in the state and the security agents for the peaceful conduct of the primaries, the report stated that there were no parallel primaries in any of the Federal Constituencies and Senatorial Districts in the State.

The report reads in part, 'in the Bayelsa West Senatorial primary, all contestants participated with delegates duly accredited and  voting including  the Governor and almost all statutory delegates who are leaders of the Party.

'A serving Senator, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, who came while results had been announced, regrettably stormed out and organized thugs and other non delegates to purportedly declare himself as the winner of the primaries.

'The Committee is of the view that, his conduct is unbecoming of a Distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic and a party leader, who had had the privilege of flying the party's flag and representing his people twice prior to now and who, therefore is expected to exhibit  greater respect  for the democratic processes of our party.

'The committee recommends that appropriate sanction or reprimand should follow to deter others from such despicable conduct.  

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