BREAKING: APC Expels Senatorial Aspirant

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Delta state chapter, has expelled a senatorial aspirant on its platform, Olorogun O’Tega Emerhor, for alleged anti-party activities.

The Delta APC accused Emerhor of allegedly participating in a parallel primary election conducted by Chief Cyril Ogodo, a supposed factional chairman of the party in the state.

Emerhor’s expulsion was contained in a statement signed by the State Secretary of the party, Mr Chidi Okonji.

It reads, “Olorogun O’Tega Emerhor be and is hereby expelled from the Party with immediate effect.

“That this expulsion becomes necessary for organising and participating in an illegal purported primary election for the Delta central senatorial district that took place on the 2nd of October 2018 which was conducted without the authorisation and permission of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party.

“That uncontroverted evidence in possession of the Party reveals that Olorogun O’Tega Emerhor engaged in the forgery of Party’s election materials (ballot papers), alteration of delegate lists, falsification of nomination results and the tampering with the process of internal democracy of the Party in gross violation of the provisions of Article 21(A)i, ii, iv, vi and xi of the Party’s Constitution thereby bringing the Party into public ridicule and disrepute.

“That the use of unauthorised forged ballot papers by Olorogun O’Tega Emerhor in voting during the said purported primary is a criminal offence for which the Party has forwarded a formal petition to the commissioner of police for his arrest and possible prosecution,” read the statement.