The All Progressives Congress (APC) has, again, postponed the Bayelsa governorship primary.
The postponement is coming barely 48hrs after the initial one was announced.
The party had earlier shifted the date from Thursday, August 29 to Saturday, August 31, 2019.
The shift in date was announced on Friday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu.
According to Issa-Onilu, the decision to set new dates which are Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4, September, 2019 for the primary was prompted by a court ruling.
Issa-Onilu had on Wednesday, said the party had also adopted the Direct mode of primary in line with the written request of the Bayelsa State chapter and majority of the stakeholders.
He said “This is in compliance with the decision of the APC National Executive Committee (NEC), which grants state chapters and majority of party leaders in a state the right to decide on the mode of primary they wish to adopt.”
On Friday night, Issa-Onilu, in another statement, said: “In deference to a court order, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has shifted the date for the Bayelsa governorship primary to Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4, September, 2019.”
Of the total seven governorship aspirants that were screened, six were cleared to participate in the exercise.
They are: Mr. Aganaba Preye Steven, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Prince Ebitimi Christopher Amgbare, Ms. Diseye Nsirim Poweigha, Mr. Lyon David Pereworimini, and Engr. Prof (Mrs.) Ongoebi Maureen Etebu.
Dr. Briyai Oyeins Frankland was not cleared.