Delta APC Provides Federal Lawmaker 7 Days To Clarify Endorsement Of PDP’s Governor Oborevwori Or Threat Suspension

Omeni Sobotie, addressed to the federal lawmaker and obtained by SaharaReporters, the celebration’s management summoned the lawmaker to seem earlier than a disciplinary panel inside seven days to elucidate his motion which the celebration described as “gross anti-party exercise”.

The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has given the member representing Ughelli North/ Ughelli South/Udu Federal constituency within the Home of Representatives, Francis Ejiroghene Waive, seven days to elucidate why he brazenly endorsed the state governor, Sheriff Oborevwori for a second time period in workplace or danger suspension.

Governor Oborevwori is within the rival Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

In a letter signed by the state APC chairman, Omeni Sobotie, addressed to the federal lawmaker and obtained by SaharaReporters, the celebration’s management summoned the lawmaker to seem earlier than a disciplinary panel inside seven days to elucidate his motion which the celebration described as “gross anti-party exercise”.

The letter titled ‘Gross Anti-Party Exercise By Your Overt Endorsement Of Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori As Governor For A second Time period In A Viral Video Put up’ and dated September 15, 2024, chastised the federal lawmaker for his motion.

The letter reads partially, “The eye of the management of the State Government Committee of our nice celebration has been drawn to a video recording that was posted on-line, whereby you have been seen and heard brazenly canvassing for help and endorsing the second time period ambition of the Delta State Governor, Hon Sheriff Oborevwori of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that has now gone viral and seen by thousands and thousands of viewers all around the nation and past.

“This motion by you, a sitting member of the celebration on the Nationwide Meeting is a gross show of anti-party behaviour that has triggered public opprobrium and introduced the picture of the celebration into disrepute opposite to the provisions of the Article 21: 21 (I) & (ii) of the structure of the celebration.

“Consequently, take discover that you’ve 7 days throughout the receipt of this letter to seem in particular person and provides cogent the explanation why extreme disciplinary measures shouldn’t be taken in opposition to you by the celebration.”

An govt member of the celebration within the state who spoke to SaharaReporters on situation of anonymity, mentioned, “Really, the management of our celebration has not been proud of Francis Ejiroghene Waive over a letter of commendation he despatched to the state governor, thanking him for an SUV present.

“This motion actually infuriated some leaders of the celebration, particularly the previous Deputy Senate President and a entice was set for him and he was put below severe watch and as God may have it, he lastly fell into the entice by brazenly endorsing the governor for a second tenure.”

Waive’s appreciation letter to the governor after receiving the SUV, in Could 2024, reads, “You could have achieved what has by no means been achieved in our historical past by extending this sort gesture to all regardless of political celebration affiliation.

“At present, I obtained mine and all of us within the Delta caucus of the tenth Nationwide Meeting respect you. You could have demonstrated repeatedly that you’re governor of all Deltans and posterity is not going to overlook you. It is a new daybreak in our polity; please hold carrying everybody alongside, as a result of, that is the suitable factor to do and our State and also you too will reap the advantages.”

A chieftain of the APC who spoke on situation of anonymity advised SaharaReporters that Waive is “able to rattling all penalties that may consequence from his invitation and won’t thoughts leaving the celebration for an additional celebration to grasp his third-term ambition come 2027”.