Rivers APC Crisis Deepens

The suspension of former Commissioner  for Sports in  Rivers State,  Allwell Onyesoh, by some factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Etche Local Government Area has added to the numerous crises rocking  the Party in the state.
The Tide gathered that  his suspension  has further polarised the party in the area, and has given the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, more edge over it.
Trouble started in the party when APC Etche caucus in Rivers State suspended Chief  Onyesoh  as its leader for alleged anti-party activities and disrespect to the party leader in the state, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.
But Onyesoh’s supporters have  kicked back, describing  the action as “ joke of the year”.
They insist that he’s still the indisputable caucus chairman and leader of the party in the area.
Sources  said members of the party loyal to a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon, Ogbonna Nwuke, were allegedly behind the plot to push aside the former Commissioner.
Speaking to The Tide, Musa Alikor, said the former commissioner remains the APC Caucus Chairman and leader of the party in the  area, adding that appointment of another leader to head Etche caucus would not be recognised and cannot hold.
According to him, “the purported suspension and removal of the leadership position from Onyesoh is  null and void and cannot hold water because there was no meeting held to carry out such decisions”.
He alleged that some persons headed by Nnamdi Okere were behind the plots to suspend the caucus chairman and leader  Etche, stating that their plans cannot work because they have failed the people of Etche. APC chieftain, Charles Inko-Tariah,  warned that the party will fail again if they cannot rebuild their house  before 2019.