The All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the dissolution of the Rivers State executive committees of the party at all levels and constituted a seven-man caretaker committee to steer the affairs of the party in the state.
DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that the committee is made up of loyalists of a former governor of the state and current Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike.
Addressing newsmen at the end of the National Working Committee, NWC, meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, said the committee is mandated to conduct a comprehensive and fresh electronic party registration in the state.
According to him, the committee will be chaired by Tony Okocha, while Eric Nwibani will serve as secretary.
Other members of the committee to be inaugurated on Friday are Chibuike Ikenga, Prince Stephen Abolo, Silvester Vidin, Senibo Karibi Dan-Jumbo and Miss Darling Amadi.
Mr Okocha is a supporter and political ally of Mr Wike, who is still a member of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
In October, Mr Okocha led a delegation of Mr Wike’s loyalists on a courtesy visit to the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje in Abuja where he accused a former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, of working against Mr Tinubu in the last election.
He also urged Mr Tinubu not to appoint Mr Amaechi’s loyalists in the current government.
However, the APC spokesman explained that the caretaker committee has six months to fulfil its mandate.
“The caretaker committee, subject to the directives of the NWC, was entrusted with preparing for the conduct of congresses to facilitate the emergence of new executive committees for the party at various levels, extending from the ward to the state,” he added.
