A socio-cultural organization, Ijaw Solidarity Union, has criticised the
\nnomination of Heineken Lokpobiri by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as
\nminister representing Bayelsa State, describing him as “a gangster.”<\/p>\n
A statement issued on Wednesday by the General Secretary of ISU Hon.
\nFriday Adolphus Yeri, condemning Lokpobiri\u2019s nomination, said it was an
\nembarrassment to have such a man as minister representing the state on
\naccount of what it described as Lokpobiri\u2019s record of \u201cdestruction,
\nviolence and electoral hooliganism\u201d.<\/p>\n
Yeri, who said the appointment was the worst in the history of the state,
\nfurther stressed that the former senator\u2019s claim to fame and fortune was
\nthrough intimidation and blackmail.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a monumental disgrace to us as proud Ijaw people to have Lokpobiri
\nrepresenting us as a minister of the federal republic. It shows we have
\ncompletely lost it as a nation. I truly fear for the future of Nigeria
\nwith characters like Lokpobiri being made a minister\u201d, he asked.<\/p>\n
He said that it was one particular nomination which clearly negated the
\nclamour for change as APC campaign slogan during the last election but now
\nthrown overboard. This, he said, stood against the APC as a party without
\nintegrity and as such unreliable.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow what happened to the change mantra? Is Lokpobiri the change APC
\npromised Bayelsans? These people are jokers\u201d, Yeri stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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